The Second World War: A Captivating Guide to World War II and D Day

by Captivating History

Overview

Explore How the Second World War Began, the Aftermath and the Events in Between while also getting an In-depth Look Into the Extraordinary Military Operation Called D Day!

Two captivating manuscripts in one book:

• World War 2: A Captivating Guide from Beginning to End
• D Day: A Captivating Guide to the Battle for Normandy

The Second World War was one of the most traumatic events in human history. Across the world, existing conflicts became connected, entangling nations in a vast web of violence. It was fought on land, sea, and air, touching every inhabited continent. Over 55 million people died, some of them combatants, some civilians caught up in the violence, and some murdered by their own governments.

It was the war that unleashed the Holocaust and the atomic bomb upon the world. But it was also a war that featured acts of courage and self-sacrifice on every side.

Some of the topics covered in the first part of this book include:

• The Rising Tide
• From Poland to the Fall of France
• Britain's Darkest Hour
• Barbarossa Unleashed
• Early Operations in Africa and the Mediterranean
• A Day Which Will Live in Infamy
• Germany's Eastern Offensives
• Guadalcanal and the War in Asia
• Operation Torch and the Taking of North Africa
• The Tide Turns in Eastern Europe
• Advancing on Japan
• The Invasion of Italy
• From D-Day to the Bulge
• The Fall of Germany
• The Fall of Japan
• And a Great Deal More that You don't Want to Miss out on!

D-Day, the Allied invasion of German-held Normandy, was one of the most extraordinary achievements not only of the Second World War but in the whole of military history. Millions of Allied personnel were involved in launching the greatest sea-borne invasion ever undertaken. Incredible acts of cunning and of courage ensured success in an operation that changed the face of the war, opening a vast new front. It led to the liberation of France and the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Why was this extraordinary operation launched? How was it done? And what happened in the aftermath?

Some of the questions and topics covered in the second part of this book include:

• Why D-Day?
• Preparation
• Deception
• The Commanders
• The Men and Equipment
• The German Defenses
• The Paratrooper Landings
• The Resistance
• Advance
• Breakout
• And a Great Deal More that You Don't Want to Miss out on!

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781979893169
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/19/2017
Series:	Military History
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.27(d)

Table of Contents

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PART 1: WORLD WAR 22: A CAPTIVATING GUIDE FROM BEGINNING TO END

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 – THE RISING TIDE

CHAPTER 2 – FROM POLAND TO THE FALL OF FRANCE

CHAPTER 3 – BRITAIN’S DARKEST HOUR

CHAPTER 4 – BARBAROSSA UNLEASHED

CHAPTER 5 – EARLY OPERATIONS IN AFRICA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN

CHAPTER 6 – A DAY WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY

CHAPTER 7 – GERMANY’S EASTERN OFFENSIVES

CHAPTER 8 – GUADALCANAL AND THE WAR IN ASIA

CHAPTER 9 – OPERATION TORCH AND THE TAKING OF NORTH AFRICA

CHAPTER 10 – THE TIDE TURNS IN EASTERN EUROPE

CHAPTER 11 – ADVANCING ON JAPAN

CHAPTER 12 – THE INVASION OF ITALY

CHAPTER 13 – FROM D-DAY TO THE BULGE

CHAPTER 14 – THE FALL OF GERMANY

CHAPTER 15 – THE FALL OF JAPAN

CHAPTER 16 – AFTERMATH

CONCLUSION

PART 2: D DAY: A CAPTIVATING GUIDE TO THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 – WHY D-DAY?

CHAPTER 2 – PREPARATION

CHAPTER 3 – DECEPTION

CHAPTER 4 – THE COMMANDERS

CHAPTER 5 – THE MEN AND EQUIPMENT

CHAPTER 6 – THE GERMAN DEFENSES

CHAPTER 7 – THE PARATROOPER LANDINGS

CHAPTER 8 – OMAHA

CHAPTER 9 – UTAH

CHAPTER 10 – GOLD

CHAPTER 11 – JUNO

CHAPTER 12 – SWORD

CHAPTER 13 – THE RESISTANCE

CHAPTER 14 –ADVANCE

CHAPTER 15 – BREAKOUT

CONCLUSION

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