World War II: The Essential History, Volume 1 - From the Munich Crisis to the Battle of Kursk 1938-43

Endorsed by the Imperial War Museums. Contains dozens of specially commissioned maps and specially photographed items of ephemera.

About the author

Richard Overy, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, is a world-renowned historian and an expert on the history of the Second World War, air warfare and the Hitler and Stalin dictatorships. He has won five prizes for his published work, including in 2005 the Wolfson prize for History. He is the author of Carlton's landmark The Battle of Britain Experience, in association with the RAF. He is a regular contributor to the Independent, Sunday Telegraph and Guardian.

Summary

Published to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, this is an outstanding illustrated history of the Second World War written by one of Britain's foremost historians and expert on the Second World War.

From the very start of the war when the Axis powers reigned supreme, conquering Europe and moving East, through to the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the eventual end of the six long years of war. Recall first hand the extraordinary dramas of the Battle of the Bulge, D-Day and the brutal race to Berlin that finally extinguished the Third Reich.

With dozens of specially commissioned maps and specially photographed memorabilia and expert text, this is your ultimate guide to the Second World War.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Overy
• Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780233006208
• ISBN: 978-0-233-00620-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 224 mm x 256 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 791 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), HISTORY / Military / World War II, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / Strategy