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The Faces of World War II Max Hastings

The Faces of World War II By Max Hastings

The Faces of World War II by Max Hastings


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Summary

The follow-up to Faces of World War I, this photographic journey is testament to the 100 million military men and women, and many more civilians, whose lives were so profoundly affected by the catastrophic war of 1939-1945.

The Faces of World War II Summary

The Faces of World War II by Max Hastings

Faces of World War II pays tribute to all who fought and died, and won and lost for greater human rights and freedom. Structured by year, the book includes images of the major events from Blitzkrieg to the Battle of Britain, from the invasion of Poland to Pearl Harbor. With over 17 million people perishing during the course of the conflict, brutality, suffering and slaughter are inevitably shown, and these pictures take their place alongside poignant and uplifting scenes of civilians, nurses and doctors fighting their own battles, the endless task of clearing the battlefields and the brief moments of respite. This book remarkably captures the reality of war: the suffering, the toil and the hopelessness, as well as the mundane aspects of a world turned upside down in those seven fateful years. From enforced confinement to trench warfare and mechanisation, Faces Of World War II shows every aspect of this very modern war, in images that will inform, shock, move, but always engage.

About Max Hastings

Sir Max Hastings is a well-respected journalist of over thirty years standing, having been editor of The London Evening Standard and The Telegraph. He has covered various conflicts where British forces have been involved such as The Falklands in the 1980s, and has written several best-selling books, including Bomber Command, Warriors - Exceptional Tales From History,and has just completed writing his follow-up to the successful Armageddon - Battle Over Germany.

Table of Contents

I. Events leading up to the war in Europe II. 1939-40 The Phoney War Blitzkrieg - The Fall of the Western Allies Churchill Appointed The Battle of Britain The Battle of the Atlantic III. 1941 Mediterranean, Africa, and the Middle East 'Operation Barbarossa' - The Invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Typhoon and the defeat of Germany at the gates of Moscow America Enters the War - Pearl Harbor The Japanese Offensives in the Far East IV. 1942 Germany's second push in the East - Stalingrad Japan's Victories - Burma, Singapore and Hong Kong fall El Alamein - Victory for Monty Submarine warfare Allied Bombing campaign of Germany V. 1943 The Greatest tank battle in history - Kursk Invasion of Italy US Island hopping campaign New Guinea and the Solomon Islands VI. 1944 Invasion of Europe - D-Day Operation 'Market Garden' The Battle of the Bulge The Italian Campaign US returns to the Philipines German retreat in the East VII. 1945 US invades Japanese home islands - Okinawa & Iwo Jima Battle of Berlin Hitler falls The A-Bomb - Hiroshima & Nagasaki Japan Surrenders Aftermath Nuremberg Trials The Holocaust uncovered Casualties, civilian impact, and atrocities A New Beginning? The Cold War Begins

Additional information

GOR004189208
9781844037131
1844037134
The Faces of World War II by Max Hastings
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Octopus Publishing Group
20120507
288
N/A
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