Second World War Explained, Hardcover

A new historical addition to the series, looking closely at the vehicles and major events that defined WWII as one of the most destructive wars in ...

A unique, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War, published in association with the award-winning children's newspaper ...

Comprehensive introduction to the Second World War providing an international perspective. Illustrated with hand coloured b/w photos. Readership le...

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley LtdAuthor(s): DKNumber of pages: 336Collection: Big IdeasPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 203 x 240 x 27Cover type: ...

DescriptionWhen Winston Churchill accepted the position of Prime Minister in May 1940, he insisted in also becoming Minister of Defence. He was not...

DescriptionDuring the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaign...

Reducere. Did you know that the Balkan Peninsula is often referred to as the "powder keg of Europe?"It was a term devised in the early 20th century to descri...

DescriptionFighting the People's War is an unprecedented, panoramic history of the 'citizen armies' of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India...

Reducere. DescriptionAs German troops entered Paris following their victory in June 1940, the American journalist William L. Shirer observed that they carrie...

Reducere. In a definitive new account of the Soviet Union at war, Alexander Hill charts the development, successes and failures of the Red Army from the indu...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire th...

Reducere. Would you like to learn more about World War II? How much do you really know about World War II? There's so much more to learn about World War II b...

Reducere. DescriptionIntroducing: World War Two Explained for Kids The 'For Kids' series has been produced for children of seven and over. It is the perfect ...

All the foul facts about the WOEFUL SECOND WORLD WAR are ready to uncover, including why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty, wh...

DescriptionPoland was re-created as an independent nation at the end of the First World War, but it soon faced problems as Nazi Germany set about e...

Weapons of myth and scandal, that is the best way to describe the spigot weapons deployed by the British in the Second World War.Unlike conventiona...

Over 60, 000, 000 people died worldwide during the course of the Second World War and, in contrast to those slaughtered in The Great War, it was ci...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Martin GilbertA "magisterial" (The New York Times) single-volume history of WWII It began with the German invasion of Polan...

Reducere. An account of the Second World War, that is published in association with the Imperial War Museums. It examines the causes of the war, its great ba...

An innovative illustrated history of the Second World War, told with the help of personal stories from across the globe.Publisher: Thames & Hudson ...

The Second World War lasted for 2, 174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Why did it take the course that it did? Why did the Ax...

A sweeping, groundbreaking epic that combines military with social history, to illuminate the ways in which Great Britain and its people were perma...

Reducere. A full assembly of all 249 maps and sketches from UNITED KINGDOM MILITARY SERIES: OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN HISTORY - THE MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST. Al...

Reducere. When was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two? It's a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard about it yesterday. Maybe last month...

This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and ...

Reducere. "Roberts'spopulist approach makes for a rollicking good read and never comes at theexpense of accuracy. His mastery of the huge variety of subjects...

In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial...

Age range 11 to 17The Second World War: 1939-45 examines the causes of the war and details the course of the conflict in Western Europe, the USSR, ...

Tells the story of 50 world changing discoveries and technological advances made during World War II, particularly for Operation Overlord.Illustrat...

DescriptionThis book presents a little-known aspect of America's aircraft development of World War II in emphasizing unique and non-production airc...

Reducere. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe...

In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of t...

In May 1944, 40, 000 Polish soldiers attacked and captured the hilltops of Monte Cassino, bringing to a close the largest, bloodiest battle fought ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bill O'NeillWhen was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two? It's a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard ...

DescriptionThough World War II took place after the development of color photography, nearly all of the familiar images of it are in black and whit...

A pioneering study of the experiences and emotional lives of British prisoners of war in Germany and Italy during the Second World War. Clare Makep...

Poems From the Second World War is a moving and powerful collection of poems written by soldiers, nurses, mothers, sweethearts, and family and frie...

Reducere. Praised as "the best military historian of our generation" by Tom Clancy, John Keegan reconsiders his masterful study of World War II, The Second W...

DescriptionThe period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Laboring beneath a daily burden of...