Winters' memoir, based on his wartime diary, includes the untold stories of his comrades--the Band of Brothers who suffered unimaginable casualties while liberating Europe.
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Subtitled, )The War In Sicily & Italy 1943-4(. Second volume of Atkinson's monumental trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World War.
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The history of the Second World War, with its horrible twists and turns, is so well known that the major events and their outcomes have taken on a sort of inevitability. Ian Kershaw's extraordinarily thought-provoking and gripping new book demolishes any such sense of inevitability. It dramatises brilliantly and distressingly events that between them could have resulted in disaster or victory - either for the Allies or for the Axis.
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Drawing on recently declassified documents from Soviet archives, including files of the dreaded NKVD; on accounts of survivors and of children of top Soviet military and government officials; and on reports of Western diplomats and correspondents, THE GREATEST BATTLE finally illuminates the full story of a clash between two systems based on sheer terror and relentless slaughter.
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Subtitled, )The Beginnings Of World War II, The End Of Civilization(. A meticulously researched and revelatory perspective on the political, social, religious and economic events throughout the world in the years leading up to WWII. Controversially, Baker reminds us that it was largely thanks to Churchill and England that Mussolini came to power so quickly, and the young FDR spent much of his time lobbying for a restriction in the number of Jews ...

If history really belongs to the victor, what happens when more than one side declares victory? Thats the conundrum Davies unravels in this absorbing, clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight into a debate that continues to this day. Four 8-page b&w photo inserts. 35,000 prin.
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In this remarkable account of the end of the Second World War, David Stafford looks behind the headlines of history and uncovers the stories of those, soldier and civilian alike, who had lived through the war and now must endure the daily horrors and hardships of its aftermath. Endgame 1945 is an unforgettable panorama of the defeat of Fascism, of ordinary men and women and extraordinary valour, and of Europe in every way tested to its limits. ...

The original paperback and hardback versions sold more than 75,000 copies, and this amazing large format, full colour illustrated edition is perfect for the Christmas market. A patriotic celebration of the Supermarine Spitfire - widely considered to be the most famous and beautiful fighter aircraft - and the men and women who designed, built and flew her, with particular attention paid to the manufacturing of the Rolls-Royce engines that powered ...

Using material only available from the archives in the East, Rees re-examines some of the key decisions made by Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt, bound to surprise everyone who thinks they already know about the history. With amazing new testimony from nearly 100 separate eyewitnesses, including former Soviet policemen, Allied seamen, and Red Army veterans. Accompanies 6 x 60 mins programmes on BBC 2.
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Revised edition, subtitled, )The Origins Of World War II(. With many countries still recovering from WWI, the last thing anyone wanted - apart from Adolf Hitler - was another war. So how did it happen? Step-by-step, Overy and Wheatcroft look at each country involved, dissecting their domestic problems and international ambitions.
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