Great battles of World War II
Subtitle: decisive conflicts that have shaped history
By: text: Rupert Butler, Martin J. Dougherty, Michael E. Haskew, Christer Jorgensen, Chris Mann, and Chris McNab ; general editor: Dr. Chris Mann
Edition: Updated edition.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781472303851
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Campaigns; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; World War, 1939-1945; Military campaigns
Other titles: Great battles of World War Two
Description: "You may be a military history buff yourself or you may know someone who considers themselves an armchair general , or even have a family member who is a veteran of World War II - if any of those descriptions apply to you - you need this book & DVD set. The book is 240 pages filled with archival photographs, full color tactical maps, and covers 28 of the most important actions of World War II. The 30 minute DVD features 10 key moments of the War to End All Wars."--Amazon.com
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The early years:; title: Westerplatte, 1939 ;; title: Narvik, 1940 ;; title: Invasion of France-Sedan, 1940 ;; title: Dunkirk, 1940 ;; title: Battle of Britain, 1940 ;; title: Battle for Crete, 1941 ;; title: Hunt for the Bismarck, 1941 ;; title: Operation Barbarossa, 1941 ;; title: Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944 --; title: In the balance:; title: Pearl Harbor, 1941 ;; title: Battle of Midway, 1942 ;; title: Convoy PQ-17, 1942 ;; title: El Alamein, 1942 ;; title: Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942-43 ;; title: Stalingrad, 1942-43 ;; title: Third battle of Kharkov, 1943 ;; title: Kursk, 1943 ;; title: Battle of Imphal and Kohima, 1944 ;; title: Monte Cassino, 1944 --; title: Allied victory:; title: Normandy landings, 1944 ;; title: Breakout from Normandy, 1944 ;; title: Philippine Sea, 1944 ;; title: Warsaw uprising, 1944 ;; title: Operation 'Market Garden', 1944 ;; title: Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45 ;; title: Iwo Jima, 1945 ;; title: Battle for Berlin, 1945 ;; title: Okinawa, 1945.