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Great battles of World War II / [text: Rupert Butler and others] ; general editor: Chris Mann.
Provides an accessible introduction to twenty-eight of the most important actions of World War II. Includes full-color tactical maps that allow the reader to grasp at a glance the decisive moves of the battle.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781445411309 (flexibinding)
- ISBN: 144541130X (flexibinding)
- Physical Description: 240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Bath, England : Parragon, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The early years. Westerplatte, 1939 ; Narvik, 1940 ; Invasion of France-Sedan, 1940 ; Dunkirk, 1940 ; Battle of Britain, 1940 ; Battle for Crete, 1941 ; Hunt for the Bismarck, 1941 ; Operation Barbarossa, 1941 ; Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944 -- In the balance. Pearl Harbor, 1941 ; Battle of Midway, 1942 ; Convoy PQ-17, 1942 ; El Alamein, 1942 ; Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942-43 ; Stalingrad, 1942-43 ; Third battle of Kharkov, 1943 ; Kursk, 1943 ; Battle of Imphal and Kohima, 1944 ; Monte Cassino, 1944 -- Allied victory. Normandy landings, 1944 ; Breakout from Normandy, 1944 ; Philippine Sea, 1944 ; Warsaw uprising, 1944 ; Operation 'Market Garden', 1944 ; Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45 ; Iwo Jima, 1945 ; Battle for Berlin, 1945 ; Okinawa, 1945. -- Index. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945. Nineteen thirties. Nineteen forties. Europe. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Pleasant Mount Library | 940.54 GRE (Text) | 38453000182664 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
