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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Miles Milton's bold new history narrates the D-Day's events through the tales of survivors from all sides: the teenage Allied conscript, the crack German defender, the French resistance fighter. From the military architects at Supreme Headquarters to the young schoolboy in the Wehrmacht's bunkers, Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die lays bare the absolute terror of those trapped in the front line of Operation Overlord. It...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, prizewinning author Robert Citino chronicles this weakening Wehrmacht, now fighting desperately on the defensive but still remarkably dangerous and lethal. Drawing on his impeccable command of German-language...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: A master of epic military fiction, the New York Times bestselling author of To Wake the Giant makes Midway personal as he takes us inside the hearts and minds of the heroes of one of World War II's most pivotal moments. Pearl Harbor duology series, 336pp., 75K
8) World War II
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Series
Language
English
Description
In collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the Second World War. A war history book for kids that will take them through the events of World War II in a simple, illustrated and fascinating way! The answers to the most pressing questions about the war are encapsulated in the pages of this children s book. Eyewitness World War II captures the imaginations of children ages 9-12,...
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Discover the story of the world's deadliest war. Combining expert historical insight with accounts of combatants and civilians, this important book offers a brilliant summary of the most important military, strategic, and political events across all theatres. The fighting is brought to life with profiles of key military and political figures, together with features on decisive campaigns, turning points, and technological innovations. Examine how...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A thought-provoking and original reassessment of World War II, from Britain's leading military historian Richard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. As one of Britain's most decorated and respected World War II historians, he argues that this was the "last imperial war," with almost a century-long lead-up of global imperial expansion, which reached its peak in the...
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