Strategy and the Second World War. How the War was Won, and Lost, Paperback - Jeremy Black

A concise, accessible account of strategy and the Second World War. How the war was won . . . and lost..

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Bartlett goes beyond Rorke's Drift to tell the largely forgotten story of how the Anglo-Zulu war was really won and lost.Publisher: Amberley Publis...

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In this highly original work Jeremy Black, one of world's leading military and cartographic historians, shows how fundamental maps were to the conf...

With exclusive interviews, a Signal Corps veteran tells the full story of how cryptography helped defeat the Axis powers, at Bletchley Park and bey...

This book reconstructs what Europe stood for in National Socialist Germany, analyses how the interplay of its defining elements changed dependent o...

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DescriptionThis text provides an innovative global military history that joins three periods--World War I, the interwar years, and World War II. Je...

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): Chris DeRoseIllustration(s): Plus one 16-page black-and-white photograph insertNumber of pages: 352Publicati...

A Team of Rivals for World War II--the inside story of how FDR and the towering personalities around him waged war in the corridors of Washington, ...

This book is is first comprehensive history of te United States' World War II generals between the wars, covering not only their lives and careers ...

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Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackNumber of pages: 234Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 19Cover type: Paperback / s...

Expert and stunning illustrations show in painstaking detail the uniforms and their developments for all the major nations involved in World War I.

Throughout the book, Colley uses postwar comments by German generals to support his arguments. -- New York Journal of BooksImagine how many lives w...

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The author identifies the most important decisions taken by Churchill between May 1940 and the end of the Second World War.

Although nearly 90% of the population of Great Britain remained civilians throughout the war, or for a large part of it, their story has so far lar...

A tale of two commands that explores the differing strategies of Fighter and Bomber Command and their, at times, disastrous consequences.Publisher:...

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

An insightful look at the use of black propaganda during the Second World War

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Publisher: Stackpole BooksAuthor(s): Edward Farley AldrichIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & W...

'Eileen is an ambitious, kind and achingly funny observer' The Times 'Passionate, gossipy, vivacious' Marina Warner 'A unique insight into home-fro...

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

DescriptionThe Culture War. How the West lost its greatness and was weakened from within outlines how the West lost its values, causing its current...

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Gardening in wartime Britain was a part of the fight for freedom. This book tells the story of how Britain's wartime government encouraged and cajo...

Reducere. Explore WWII from the front lines in this teen history book Help history come alive in a way that's easy for teens to connect with and enjoy. World...

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...

DescriptionWhen the Germans requested an armistice in October 1918, it was a shock to the Allied political and military leadership. They had been e...

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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...

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...

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Publisher: Arcturus Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Nigel CawthorneIllustration(s): PaperbackNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 2...

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