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Book

World War II : the definitive visual history : from Blitzkrieg to the atom bomb

Call Number

  • 940.54 W92786 (EAS)

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Edition

1st American ed.

Publication Information

London ; New York : DK Pub., 2009.

Physical Description

360 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.

Summary

The definitive visual history looks at this epic war from every angle, tracing the course of military, strategic, and political events across the globe, and documenting the experiences of combatants and civilians.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Seeds of war, 1914-1938
  • Europe goes to war, 1939
  • Germany triumphant, 1940
  • Widening war, 1941
  • Shifting balance, 1942
  • Allies turn the tide, 1943
  • Overwhelming force, 1944
  • Endgame, 1945
  • Aftermath, 1946-1950.

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