Handbook of World War II: An Illustrated Chronicle of the Struggle for Victory,9780760310465

Handbook of World War II: An Illustrated Chronicle of the Struggle for Victory

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ISBN13: 9780760310465
ISBN10: 0760310467
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-02-01
Publisher(s): Motorbooks Intl
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Summary

Almost every nation on earth was affected by the dreadful events spanning 1939 to 1945, and this compelling narrative relates the period with contemporary accounts and a host of personal reminisces and anecdotes. Each section addresses a particular aspect of the war, while a special section provides a chronology of the entire period to help put all specific events in historical context. Nearly 300 photographs, plus sidebars and maps, make this an exciting and informative account of World War II.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11(2)
The Soldier's War
13(80)
Blitzkrieg
14(8)
The War in Africa
22(8)
Barbarossa-Target Russia
30(8)
Japan's Lightning War
38(8)
The Eastern Front
46(8)
A Forgotten Army
54(4)
Overlord!
58(8)
Tanks Come of Age
66(6)
The Pacific
72(8)
Reich in Ruins
80(6)
Black Sands of Iwo Jima
86(7)
War At Sea
93(80)
Weapons at Sea
94(4)
The Graf Spee and Dunkirk
98(6)
U-Boat Menace
104(10)
Battle of the Atlantic
114(8)
Matapan
122(6)
Sinking the Bismarck
128(8)
Arctic Convoys
136(8)
Coral Sea and Midway
144(10)
The Solomons
154(6)
Amphibious Warfare
160(6)
Japan's Last Gasp
166(7)
Battle For The Skies
173(80)
Battle of Britain
174(10)
Air Battle-Balkans
184(10)
Wings Over the Desert
194(8)
Reds in the Sky
202(6)
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger
208(10)
Aerial Weaponry
218(8)
Fires in the Night
226(8)
Carriers and Kamikazes
234(6)
Daylight Raiding
240(6)
The Ultimate Weapon
246(7)
Countdown To Victory 253

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