A Short History of World War II
Published on 7. May 2020
Book
Hardback
560 pages
978-0-241-42646-3 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the story of the world's deadliest war.
Combining expert historical insight with accounts of combatants and civilians, this important book offers a brilliant summary of the most important military, strategic, and political events across all theatres.
The fighting is brought to life with profiles of key military and political figures, together with features on decisive campaigns, turning points, and technological innovations.
Examine how deep-seated local fears and hatreds escalated into one vast global conflict that was fought out to the bitter end - from the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party to Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landings, and Hiroshima.
Richly illustrated with a wealth of original artefacts, weaponry and equipment, photography, and maps, this unique combination of image and narrative provides the most accessible, episode-by-episode account ever.
Combining expert historical insight with accounts of combatants and civilians, this important book offers a brilliant summary of the most important military, strategic, and political events across all theatres.
The fighting is brought to life with profiles of key military and political figures, together with features on decisive campaigns, turning points, and technological innovations.
Examine how deep-seated local fears and hatreds escalated into one vast global conflict that was fought out to the bitter end - from the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party to Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landings, and Hiroshima.
Richly illustrated with a wealth of original artefacts, weaponry and equipment, photography, and maps, this unique combination of image and narrative provides the most accessible, episode-by-episode account ever.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 53 mm
Weight
818 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-42646-3 (9780241426463)
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Persons
A renowned military historian, Richard Holmes was Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire and the Defence College of Management and Technology in Wiltshire. He wrote several best-selling books on the daily experience of soldiers, and presented programmes for the BBC on subjects including World War II battles and the American Revolution. He died in 2011.