Great Battles of WW II
By Chris Mann
2008
First Published
3.89
Average Rating
240
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Provides an accessible introduction to twenty-eight of the most important actions of World War II, including Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, El Alamein, the siege of Leningrad, Kursk, Monte Cassino, the D-Day landings, Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and many, many more. Each battle entry includes a fact box and location map, together with a historical overview, details of the war campaign, and battle tactics. There is also a full color 2D illustration of the battle from a birds eye view, showing the terrain that the battle took place in, the geographic difficulties faced, and how the each of the armies maneuvered into attack positions
Avg Rating
3.89
Number of Ratings
174
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Author
Chris Mann
Author · 3 books
Chris Mann is a lecturer at RMA Sandhurst, Surrey. He is the author of Norwegian Forces in Exile: 1940-45. He lives in London.
