GREAT BATTLES OF WW2 - Hardcover

Parragon Books

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ISBN 10: 1445424754 ISBN 13: 9781445424750

Publisher: Parragon Books, 2011

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This fascinating book 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, the Battle for Berlin, 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 used by those involved. 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.

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