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Global conflict: land, sea, air, heroes, villains, and devastating consequences.
The Second World War
A Complete History
$71.24
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928 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2009
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Summary
A comprehensive history of the Second World War, encompassing:
- All war fronts
- Land, sea, and air combat
- Resistance and partisan activities
- Espionage and secret intelligence
- Strategy and tactics
- Profiles of war leaders, generals, admirals, and air marshals
- Individual acts of heroism across all fronts and behind the lines
- The fate of prisoners of war
- The bombing of cities
- The submarine war
- Th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753826768 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753826763 |
| Author: | Sir Martin Gilbert, Martin Gilbert |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 928 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 998g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 162mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
Alongside his account of the First World War, this classic book belongs on every bookshelf - NORTHERN ECHO
Sir Martin’s great acheivement is his ability never to lose sight of the individual in a history of mass war and mass suffering. - CONTEMPORARY REVIEWAbout The Author
Sir Martin Gilbert
Sir Martin Gilbert, born in London in 1936 and a resident of north London, was educated at Highgate School and Magdalen College, Oxford. An outstanding historian of the 20th century, he became the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill in 1968 and has written to great acclaim on the Holocaust and the events of the Second World War.
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