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Author : R. J. Overy
Release : 1997
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 193/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Why the Allies Won by : R. J. Overy
Download or read book Why the Allies Won written by R. J. Overy. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century."--Sunday Times (London)
Author : R. J. Overy
Release : 1997
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 193/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Why the Allies Won by : R. J. Overy
Download or read book Why the Allies Won written by R. J. Overy. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century."--Sunday Times (London)
Author : Richard Overy
Release : 2012-02-29
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 389/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Why The Allies Won by : Richard Overy
Download or read book Why The Allies Won written by Richard Overy. This book was released on 2012-02-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Outstanding...Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century' Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times The Allied victory in 1945 – though comprehensive – was far from inevitable. By 1942 almost the entire resources of continental Europe were in German hands and Japan had wiped out the western colonial presence in Asia. Democracy appeared to have had its day. In this remarkable study, Richard Overy provides a reinterpretation of the war through an account of the decisive military campaigns that created the astonishing revival in Allied fortunes. He also explores the deeper factors that determined success and failure: industrial stength, fighting ability, the skills of leaders and the moral contrasts between the two sides. Today the modern world is once more in the throes of painful transformation. It is essential to establish why and how the last great war was won. Richard Overy casts a brilliant light on the most important turning-point of the modern age. ‘A compelling analysis...skilful and chilling’ The Economist
Author : Phillips Payson O'Brien
Release : 2015-02-12
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 751/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How the War Was Won by : Phillips Payson O'Brien
Download or read book How the War Was Won written by Phillips Payson O'Brien. This book was released on 2015-02-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important new history of air and sea power in World War II and its decisive role in Allied victory.
Author : Jonathan Dimbleby
Release : 2016
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 855/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Battle of the Atlantic by : Jonathan Dimbleby
Download or read book The Battle of the Atlantic written by Jonathan Dimbleby. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril," wrote Winston Churchill in his monumental history of World War Two. Churchill's fears were well-placed-the casualty rate in the Atlantic was higher than in any other theater of the entire war. The enemy was always and constantly there and waiting, lying just over the horizon or lurking beneath the waves. In many ways, the Atlantic shipping lanes, where U-boats preyed on American ships, were the true front of the war. England's very survival depended on assistance from the United States, much of which was transported across the ocean by boat. The shipping lanes thus became the main target of German naval operations between 1940 and 1945. The Battle of the Atlantic and the men who fought it were therefore crucial to both sides. Had Germany succeeded in cutting off the supply of American ships, England might not have held out. Yet had Churchill siphoned reinforcements to the naval effort earlier, thousands of lives might have been preserved. The battle consisted of not one but hundreds of battles, ranging from hours to days in duration, and forcing both sides into constant innovation and nightmarish second-guessing, trying desperately to gain the advantage of every encounter. Any changes to the events of this series of battles, and the outcome of the war-as well as the future of Europe and the world-would have been dramatically different. Jonathan Dimbleby's The Battle of the Atlantic offers a detailed and immersive account of this campaign, placing it within the context of the war as a whole. Dimbleby delves into the politics on both sides of the Atlantic, revealing the role of Bletchley Park and the complex and dynamic relationship between America and England. He uses contemporary diaries and letters from leaders and sailors to chilling effect, evoking the lives and experiences of those who fought the longest battle of World War Two. This is the definitive account of the Battle of the Atlantic.
