The Illustrated History of World War II

The Illustrated History of World War II

The Illustrated History of World War II

The Illustrated History of World War II

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Overview

The military engagements and campaigns of World War II are emblazoned on mankind’s memory: from the Blitzkrieg attacks that smashed the Polish army in 27 days, and conquered Norway in a day, through the savage and sustained fighting of Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front, to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The previously unknown level of destruction made possible by Robert Oppenheimer’s scientific breakthrough brought the war to an end, and in its wake came the full revelation of the horror of the Holocaust.
With the aid of 300 black and white and colour photographs, The Illustrated History of World War II tells the full story of the war and the individuals who led it – Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Mussolini, Togo, Rommel, Montgomery and De Gaulle, among many others. In addition, the book examines life beyond the frontline: the Holocaust, living under occupation, refugees, the Blitz and evacuations, the changing role for women, and food. Full-colour maps complement the lively text and pictures, leading the reader through many of the principal engagements on land, sea and air.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782741718
Publisher: Amber Books
Publication date: 04/01/2015
Series: Illustrated History
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 877,206
File size: 37 MB
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Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Owen Booth is a writer, researcher, editor and producer specializing in current affairs, politics and modern history.
John Walton is a London-based writer who specializes in modern history and current affairs.


Owen Booth is a writer, researcher, editor and producer specializing in current affairs, politics and modern history. His work has included editing and writing for The Times Newspaper On-Line, writing and production on The Industrial Revolution and The Cold War for News Multimedia, and writing and researching for CNN, BBC North, and Yorkshire television.
John Walton is a London-based writer who specializes in modern history and current affairs. After studying history at both the University of Sussex in England and the University of Massachusetts in the USA, he worked on the Sunday Times Magazine. He went on to write for a number of reference CD-ROMS produced by News Multimedia, including the triple award-winning Makers of the Twentieth Century, and edited and contributed to two CD-ROMS in the Times Perspective series, The Cold War and World War II.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Gathering Storm

The Rape of Poland

The Phoney War

The Fall of France

Britain Stands Alone

The Balkan Campaign

Barbarossa

Pearl Harbor

The War at Sea

The Desert War

German Defeat in the East

The Second Front

Operation Overlord

The Fall of Germany

Midway to Hiroshima

Empire in Crisis – Australia, India and Burma

The Final Solution

From the Ashes

Index

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