The First Battlefield Of World War Ii

Author : Antony Beevor
Publisher : Back Bay Books
ISBN 13 : 0316084077
Total Pages : 829 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Second World War written by Antony Beevor and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War. In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 to V-J day on August 14, 1945 and the war's aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach -- one that included every major power. The result is a dramatic and breathtaking single-volume history that provides a remarkably intimate account of the war that, more than any other, still commands attention and an audience. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history, and confirms once more that he is a military historian of the first rank.

Author : Paul Woodadge
Publisher : Photographic Explorer
ISBN 13 : 9781838861575
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World War II Battlefields written by Paul Woodadge and published by Photographic Explorer. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring battlefield sites divided by wartime theater, World War II Battlefields allows the reader to explore well-known battle locations today and compare them to images captured during the height of the conflict. Examine the huge concrete bunker at Fort Eben Emael, Belgium, captured by German glider troops in May 1940 and still intact today. See the beaches at Tarawa atoll, a scene of fierce fighting between the US Marines and the Japanese defenders in 1943, or the streets of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the center of a bloody battle between the II SS Panzer Korps and the Red Army. Explore the Norman village of Villers-Bocage, where a few German Tiger tanks halted the advance of the British 7th Armoured Division a week after the D-Day landings. Visit the twin medieval towers of the bridge at Remagen on the Rhine river, made famous in photos and movies, or the dozens of Japanese ships sunk in Truk Lagoon following comprehensive American air attacks, and today a popular dive site. Examine Monte Cassino monastery in Italy, destroyed by Allied aerial bombing and since completely rebuilt as a place of pilgrimage. There are 75 sites in all.

Author : William L Beigel
Publisher : Midnight to 1 Am
ISBN 13 : 9781733612500
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buried on the Battlefield? Not My Boy written by William L Beigel and published by Midnight to 1 Am. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the forgotten story of the American World War II dead. Told from personal family letters, official documents, contemporary magazine and newspaper articles, historical research, and previously unpublished photographs, this is the first book to fully describe the return of the valiant dead to America after World War II, in tribute to those who gave their lives, as well as to those who mercifully brought them home. Few people know that the United States was the only nation to bring home our war dead after World War II. The bodies of America's fallen were removed from foreign graves across the globe, often years after they died. More than 280,000 were recovered, leaving that number of American families with an agonizing choice: return their beloved sons to the homeland, or let them rest in military cemeteries overseas in the countries they died to liberate. Some of our allies were strongly against the idea, fearing their citizens' reactions to not being able to bring home their own sons. But it was done because American families demanded it: not as a collective, organized effort, but one family - one father, mother, widow, or sibling - at a time.

Author : Donald F. Crosby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battlefield Chaplains written by Donald F. Crosby and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Catholic chaplains shared fully in the lot of the common soldier in World War II - in Pacific island jungles, Europe's battered cities, North African deserts, and the oceans in between. And like the common soldier, they endured the same combat perils, exposure to the elements, internal conflicts, boredom, and intense longings for peace and home. They saved lives, provided comfort and hope, and renewed lost faith in a dark time. In this compelling account Father Donald Crosby provides an unforgettable portrait of faith under fire and grace at ground level, reminding us again that "there are no atheists in foxholes.""--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Gregory Friedlander
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781977658982
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Battlefield of World War II written by Gregory Friedlander and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a northern desert in Africa lies an oasis. A few trees grow there, a few spiny, stunted desert plants and a well surrounded by sand in as an isolated a place as exists on dry land. It could be said the first battlefield of World War II was the last battlefield of World War I. But World war I ended. World War II must have begun afterwards and the starting place for World War II was this Oasis. This book is a work of fiction, but if it has a historical thesis, then the thesis of this book is this; World War II started with a battle around the time of American Thanksgiving in 1934 at the Wal Wal desert oasis. Like the events which started WWI, the participants were quickly marginalized by subsequent events. For a short period of time, one of the combatants on the winning side of World War I, engaged in a horrible war history largely chose to forget. The war began in Ethiopia, the first battlefield of World War II and the last battlefield of Africa colonialism. Africa for a short time was fully colonialized and so damaged politically it never fully recovered. The horrors of World War II resulted from collusion, tacit or otherwise, allowing the belligerents to act against a peaceful African nation, a member of the league of nations. This is not speculation this is history. Little of this appears in popular history. Most histories, at most, show one or two photographs. These preserve none of the horrors of what would become known as the Second Absinthian war. There is little if anything about this battle resulting in World War II except in scholarly texts. This story is a work of fiction, but the battlefield which is described in this book existed and the battles took place, much as it is laid out.

Author : Phillip Bradley
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1742372708
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hell's Battlefield written by Phillip Bradley and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2012 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first book to tell the whole story of the Australians against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea during World War II. This is the war as the men described it in diaries, letters and memoirs. And in interviews with war correspondents, official historians and archivists, the author has reconstructed and bought to life the war from the perspective of the men who were there"--Inside front cover.

Author : Hugh Marshall Cole
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.7C/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ardennes written by Hugh Marshall Cole and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1965 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : The New York Times
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780316554015
Total Pages : 1380 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Times Complete World War II written by The New York Times and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 1380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the history, politics, and tragedy of World War II as never before seen through the original, often firsthand daily reportage of The New York Times, our country's newspaper of record. The Times' complete coverage of World War II is now available for the first time in this unique package. Hundreds of the most riveting articles from the archives of the Times'including firsthand accounts of major events and little-known anecdotes'have been selected for inclusion in The New York Times: The Complete World War II. The book covers the biggest battles of the war, from the Battle of the Bulge to the Battle of Iwo Jima, as well as moving stories from the home front and profiles of noted leaders and heroes such as Winston Churchill and George Patton. A respected World War II historian and writer, editor Richard Overy guides readers through the articles, putting the events into historical context. The enclosed DVD-ROM gives access to more day-by-day coverage of World War II in The New York Times'from the invasion of Poland to V-J day with access to over 98,000 articles. Beautifully designed and illustrated with hundreds of maps and historical photographs, it's the perfect gift for any war, politics, or history buff.

Author : The United States Military Academy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476782741
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book West Point History of World War II, Vol. 1 written by The United States Military Academy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outstanding new military history of the first half of World War II, featuring a rich array of images, exclusive graphics, superb new maps, and expert analysis commissioned by the United States Military Academy to teach the art of war to West Point cadets. Since 1836, United States Military Academy texts have been the gold standard for teaching military history and the operational art of war. Now the USMA has developed a new military history series for the public featuring the story of World War II in two volumes, of which this is the first. The West Point History of World War II combines the expertise of preeminent historians with hundreds of maps and images, many created for this volume or selected from Army collections. The first volume offers a balanced narrative analyzing the rising tide of Axis conquest from 1939 to mid-1942, ranging from battlefield decisions to operational and strategic plans, all set in their proper political context. The closing chapter provides a thematic treatment of the mobilization of the warring nations’ economies and home fronts for the conduct of total war. The West Point History of World War II has been tested, checked, and polished by West Point cadets, faculty, and graduates to make this the best military history of its kind.

Author : Karl Deuringer
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750951796
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Battle of the First World War written by Karl Deuringer and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 7 August 1914 a French corps attacked towards Mulhouse in Alsace and was immediately thrown back by the Germans. On 14 August, two weeks before Tannenberg and three weeks before the Battle of the Marne, the French 1st and 2nd Armies attacked into Lorraine, and on 20 August the German 6th and 7th Armies counterattacked. After forty-three years of peace, this was the first test of strength between France and Germany. In 1929, Karl Deuringer wrote the official history of the battle for the Bavarian Army, an immensely detailed work of 890 pages, chronicling the battle to 15 September. Here, First World War expert and former army officer Terence Zuber has translated and edited this study to a more accessible length, while retaining over thirty highly detailed maps, to bring us the first account in English of the first major battle of the Great War.