Description |
1 online resource (205 pages) |
Series |
Pen & Sword Military Classics ; Number 36 |
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Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; no. 36
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Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Foreword; Prologue: May 7th 1940; 1 Débâcle in France; 2 The Battle of Britain; 3 Wavell's Thirty Thousand; 4 Wavell's Eclipse; 5 Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor; 6 Disaster in the Desert; 7 The Winning Team; 8 The Critical Months; 9 Victory in North Africa; 10 Italy and the Allies; 11 The Aegean Venture; Epilogue; Notes; Index |
Summary |
This book vividly brings alive the dramatic situation facing Europe and the Allies after the loss of Dunkirk. Churchill and his generals - Alexander, Brooke, Wavell and Montgomery - were faced with many disasters that required courageous decisions in order to pursue their aim of victory. This is the inside story of the situations they faced, the decisions they made and the outcome of those choices. An incredible portrayal of the courage, the nerve and the commitment of those brave men who affected the course of history |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
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SUBJECT |
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
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Generals -- Great Britain
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Generals -- United States.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Diplomatic history
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Generals
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Command of troops
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Great Britain
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781783833849 |
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178383384X |
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9781306863674 |
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1306863678 |
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1473813166 |
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9781473813168 |
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