Second World War

Sir Martin's great acheivement is his ability never to lose sight of the individual in a history of mass war and mass suffering. Informationen zum Autor Born in London in 1936, Sir Martin Gilbert was educated at Highgate School and Magdalene College, Oxford. An outstanding historian of the 20th century, he became the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill in 1968 and has written to great acclaim on the Holocaust and the events of the Second World War. Klappentext A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians. A history of the Second World War that covers all the war fronts, the fighting on land, at sea and in the air, the activities of resistance and partisan groups, espionage, secret intelligence, strategy and tactics, war leaders, generals, admirals and air marshals, individual acts of heroism on all the war fronts and behind the lines, the fate of prisoners of war, the bombing of cities, the submarine war, and the aftermath of the war. A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians. Zusammenfassung A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martin Gilbert, Sir Martin Gilbert
• Editore: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 20.08.2009
• Categoria: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9780753826768
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-2676-8
• Numero di pagine: 832
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 23.3 x 5.3 cm
• Categorie: HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Prisoners of War, General and world history, Modern warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, beautifully illustrated, the first world war, bestselling author, gripping narrative, leading military historian, strategy and tactics in WWII, fighting on land, at sea and in the air, war fronts, aftermath of the Second World War, war leaders, racial extermination in WWII, activities of resistance groups