Unexplained Mysteries of World War II by William B Breuer

Unexplained Mysteries of World War II by William B Breuer

As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime. --William B. Breuer, in

The annals of World War I are mined with captivating cases of strange coincidences, ominous premonitions, and baffling mysteries. Now, William Breuer's painstaking research has yielded over 100 fascinating historical accounts, including:

The mysterious fire on the Normandie . . . Who really was behind the eerily efficient destruction of the famed ocean liner?

The ominous Deadly Double advertisement in The New Yorker . . . Was it a coded leak to Japanese and German spies announcing the upcoming bombing of Pearl Harbor?

The botched Nazi kidnapping of the Duke of Windsor . . . How did a serendipitous series of events save the duke from Hitler's grasp (and the Allied forces from a crippling strategic setback)?

The curious sinking of the Tang

. . . How did this deadliest of U.S. submarines come to meet such an unexpected and mysterious end?

Anyone interested in twists of fate should find this book fascinating. --Library Journal

While away a few hours or spend a few minutes at a time enjoying this collection of inexplicable, mysterious, and strange tales. --Nashville Banner

WILLIAM B. BREUER is the author of twenty-six military history books, including Feuding Allies and Vendetta! The Military Reading Club has chosen ten of his novels as key picks, including The Great Raid on Cabanatuan and MacArthur's Secret War.

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ISBN 13	9780471291077
ISBN 10	0471291072
Title	Unexplained Mysteries of World War II
Author	William B Breuer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Turner Publishing Company
Year published	1998-10-01
Number of pages	256
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