Published to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, this is an outstanding illustrated history of the Second World War written by one of Britain's foremost historians and expert on the Second World War.

From the very start of the war when the Axis powers reigned supreme, conquering Europe and moving East, through to the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the eventual end of the six long years of war. Recall first hand the extraordinary dramas of the Battle of the Bulge, D-Day and the brutal race to Berlin that finally extinguished the Third Reich.

With dozens of specially commissioned maps and specially photographed memorabilia and expert text, this is your ultimate guide to the Second World War.

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A concise history of the Second World War.
Operation 'Husky': Invasion of Sicily Italy: Invasion and Surrender Operation 'Cartwheel': War for New Guinea Island Hopping in the Pacific: Gilbert and Marshall Islands The Battle for Monte Cassino D-Day Battle for Normandy The V-weapons Campaign The Marianas: Defence to the Death Operation 'Bagration' Breakout: Operation 'Cobra' The end of Vichy France: Operation 'Dragoon' The Liberation of Paris Operation 'Market Garden' The Recapture of the Philippines The Battle of the Bulge Soviet Advance on Germany: Vistula-Oder Operation Iwo Jima The Fire-bombing of Tokyo The Western Advance in Germany: From the Rhine to the Elbe Okinawa Liberation of the Camps Victory in Burma Battle for Berlin Victory in Italy The German Surrender The Atomic Bombs The Japanese Surrender.
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Endorsed by the Imperial War Museums.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780233006215
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Headline Publishing Group; Welbeck
Vekt
780 gr
Høyde
252 mm
Bredde
218 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
160

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Richard Overy, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, is a world-renowned historian and an expert on the history of the Second World War, air warfare and the Hitler and Stalin dictatorships. He has won five prizes for his published work, including in 2005 the Wolfson prize for History. He is the author of Carlton's landmark The Battle of Britain Experience, in association with the RAF. He is a regular contributor to the Independent, Sunday Telegraph and Guardian.