World War II: The Essential History, Volume 2

From the Invasion of Sicily to VJ Day 1943-45

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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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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Utgivningsdatum:2020-03-05
Mått:218 x 252 x 18 mm
Vikt:780 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Headline Publishing Group
ISBN:9780233006215

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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.

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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.