Dictionary of the Second World War (Pen & Sword Military Classics) - Softcover

Pope, Stephen; Wheal, Elizabeth-Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 085052962X ISBN 13: 9780850529623

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military Classics, 2004

Synopsis

In The Dictionary of the Second World War there are more than 1,600 detailed and analytical entries - together with specially commissioned maps - which cover every aspect of the war.

Theatres: Eastern and Western Europe, North and East Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Actions and operations from Barbarossa to Overlord, from Midway to Iwo Jima.

Tactics and strategies from submarines to airborne operations, from blitzkreig to area bombing.

Weapons from i.e. Supermarine Spitfire to the B-29 Superfortress, and from Bismarck to the atomic bomb

Armed Forces of all the major combatants, from the Red Army to the USAAF

Commanders from Alexander to Zhukov, from Kesselring and Kleist to Koga and Kondo

Politicos and diplomacy from Tripartite Pact to United Nations, from Ribbentrop to Roosevelt, from propaganda to Allied Conferences

A host of other topics are covered, from resistance to women to anti-Semitism, from communism to intelligence services to the Final Solution, making this an essential companion for anyone with an interest in World War II, and the history of the twentieth century.

About this title

About the Author

Retired British Army officer, military historian and author, Stephen Pope is acknowledged as the world expert on the Battle of Flers Courcelette in which tanks were used for the first time during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. He led the centenary celebrations of the battle in France as well as leading many smaller battlefield tours to the area. He is the lead researcher into tank crew actions at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette during September 1916 as well as author of “The First Tank Crews” published Helion and Co in April 2016. A member of the British Commission for Military History, Stephen’s next project is to revise and update “The Tanks at Flers” by Trevor Pidgeon, which was published in 1995 and, whilst out of print; a book which is in great demand by those with an interest in the battle.

From Library Journal

This dictionary, part of a growing body of reference works on World War II, includes over 1600 alphabetically-listed entries focusing on weapons, operations, and personalities. On the whole the entries are accurate and informative despite their relative brevity; each of the major war theaters has a longer descriptive essay. Comprehensive cross-referencing enhances the dictionary's value to anyone seeking to check specific points quickly. Seven detailed chronologies based on the principal campaigns and 37 well-executed maps complete a work whose high quality merits a place in private collections as well as reference libraries.
- D.E. Showalter, Colorado Coll., Colorado Springs
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pen and Sword Military Classics
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 085052962X
• ISBN 13: 9780850529623
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 576