Second world war experience : the turning of the tide /

OVERY Richard

Second world war experience : the turning of the tide / Richard Overy. - London : Carlton, 2009. - 4 v. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 27 x 31 cm. + 4 computer optical discs.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Each volume in its own slip case and includes facsimile documents in pockets or pasted in, and a CD in front pocket.

This set covers the whole six-year global conflagration that shattered and then re-shaped the world. From the German blitzkrieg against Poland in September 1939, to the surrender of Japan following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost exactly six years later. Written by the leading Second World War historian Richard Overy, each spread introduces another fascinating aspect of this world-encompassing conflict.

9781847321862 (hbk.) : 50.00 USD


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