WWII : the people's story / Nigel Fountain, general editor
by Fountain, Nigel
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- ISBN 10
- 0276428080
- ISBN 13
- 9780276428081
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Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest, 2003. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 315 pages, [4] : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm + 1 computer disc (4 3/4 in.). Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 319) and index. Contents; One day in September -- The fall of France -- Britain under siege -- War in the air -- Battle and blitz -- America prepares for war -- Bloody battles, bitter Barbarossa -- Pearl Harbor -- Shadow of the rising sun -- Crossing the great divide -- Faraway places -- Roads to hell -- Against the empire -- Against the sea -- Close to home -- Torch to Rome -- Secrets and nightmares -- Return to France -- Horrors of Nazi rule -- Brighter than the sun -- New beginnings -- Feature pages: Wartime fashions -- Fighters of the Battle of Britain -- The sinking of the Bismarck -- Behind barbed wire -- The Navajo code talkers -- Dawn of the jet age -- Battle gear -- The role of the movies -- Morale-boosting music -- Secret weapons -- Overlord: The D-day landings -- The Nazi camp system. Subjects; 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945. Books on compact disc. World War, 1939-1945 ; Personal narratives, British. World War, 1939-1945 ; Personal narratives, American.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- WWII : the people's story / Nigel Fountain, general editor
- Author
- Fountain, Nigel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0276428080
- ISBN 13
- 9780276428081
- Publisher
- Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
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