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14 produkter
Asian Armageddon, 1944-45
Inbunden, 2021
280 kr
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The last instalment of the War in the Far East trilogy, Asian Armageddon 1944-1945, continues and completes the narrative of the first two volumes, describing how a US-led coalition of nations battled Japan into submission through a series of cataclysmic encounters. Leyte Gulf, the biggest naval …
Japan Runs Wild, 1942–1943
Häftad, 2024
252 kr
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A comprehensive view of World War Two in the Asia Pacific.In early 1942, the Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating their US, British and Dutch foes throughout the Asia Pacific. In a matter of just months, the soldiers and sailors of the Rising Sun conquered an area even …
Storm Clouds over the Pacific 1931–41
Inbunden, 2019
280 kr
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War in the Asia Pacific is a trilogy of books comprising a general history of the war against Japan; unlike other histories it expands the narrative beginning long before Pearl Harbor and encompasses a much wider group of actors to produce the most complete narrative yet written and the first truly …
Nanjing 1937
Battle for a Doomed City
Häftad, 2021
214 kr
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The infamous Rape of Nanjing looms like a dark shadow over the history of Asia in the 20th century, and is among the most widely recognized chapters of World War II in China. By contrast, the story of the month-long campaign before this notorious massacre has never been told in its entirety. …
Eyes and Ears of the Reich
The Secret SS Reports on Public Opinion in Hitler’s Germany
Inbunden, 2026
415 kr
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What was it like to be a citizen in the Third Reich? What were the concerns and hopes of Germans who lived through the insanity of the years under Hitler? How much of their time was spent thinking about the war, and how much on more trivial worries? What was their perception of the mind-boggling …
Shanghai 1937
Stalingrad on the Yangtze
Häftad, 2015
302 kr
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This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. It turned what had been a Japanese adventure …
Storm Clouds over the Pacific, 1931-1941
E-bok, 2018
235 kr
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"An excellent primer about World War II in Asia prior to the involvement of the United States"—part one of a fascinating history trilogy (New York Journal of Books). War in the Far East is a trilogy of books offering the most complete narrative yet written about the Pacific Theater of World War II, …
Darkest Christmas
December 1942 and a world at war
Inbunden, 2022
290 kr
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December 1942 saw the bloodiest Christmas in the history of mankind. From the islands in the Pacific to the China front, from the trenches in Russia to the battle lines in North Africa, in the skies over Europe and in the depths of the Atlantic, men were killing each other in greater numbers than …
Darkest Christmas
December 1942 and a World at War
E-bok, 2022
163 kr
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"This book is of interest to any scholar of World War II, particularly those focused on bridging culture and war. Highly readable, this text is suitable for undergraduate and popular audiences as well. Many should find its analysis to be a refreshing take on the well-trodden field of World War II …
Bernhard Sindberg
The Schindler of Nanjing
Inbunden, 2024
288 kr
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In December 1937, the Chinese capital, Nanjing, falls and the Japanese army unleash an orgy of torture, murder, and rape. Over the course of six weeks, hundreds of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war are killed. At the very onset of the atrocities, the Danish supervisor at a cement plant …
Bernhard Sindberg
The Schindler of Nanjing
E-bok, 2024
243 kr
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"...shows that sometimes the most unlikely of people become the most heroic." — Asian Review of Books In December 1937, the Chinese capital, Nanjing, falls and the Japanese army unleash an orgy of torture, murder, and rape. Over the course of six weeks, hundreds of thousands of civilians and …
Fury and Ice
Greenland, the United States and Germany in World War II
Inbunden, 2024
358 kr
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The wartime interest in Greenland was a direct result of its vital strategic position—if you wanted to predict the weather in Europe, you had to have men in place on the vast, frozen island. The most celebrated example of Greenland’s crucial contribution to Allied meteorological services is the …
Fury and Ice
Greenland, the United States and Germany in World War II
E-bok, 2024
221 kr
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"Harmsen makes a convincing argument that the occupation of Greenland fits within the broader narrative of the war, and is just as important to remember and understand as ''bigger'' events that overshadow it… recommended for readers of all levels, scholarly or casual." – The Journal of America''s …
Greenland at War
The United States, Germany and the Struggle for the Arctic, 1939–45
Häftad, 2025
258 kr
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“Harmsen makes a convincing argument that the occupation of Greenland fits within the broader narrative of the war, and is just as important to remember and understand as ‘bigger’ events that overshadow it… recommended for readers of all levels, scholarly or casual.” - The Journal of America's …
