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Author : Ian Westwell
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0754834832
A fascinating and detailed chronological study of the war, including the decisive encounters, profiles of important political and military figures, as well as the experiences of those who lived through it.
Author : Ian Westwell
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0754818535
This wide-ranging book begins with the state ofEurope before the war then embarks on four majorchapters chronicling the war a year at a time. Majorbattles are interspersed with spreads detailing theweapons and tactics used. A final chapter looks atthe aftermath of war and the newly emergingEuropean states. All aspects of the conflict arecovered, from common illnesses through to the useof propaganda and atrocities on all sides. Key factboxes delve into the lives of the political leaders, generals and fighters, and also discuss the politicalmovements which flourished.The story of World War I is told in an accessiblestyle, supplemented with more than 500photographs, maps and battle plans, making this theperfect book for both general and specialist readers. - A description of every major battle on land and atsea detailing military strategy, successes and failuresillustrated with campaign maps and battle plans - Covers the most successful weapons of war fromdreadnoughts and anti-aircraft guns to U-boats andheavy field artillery, with specification boxesproviding key technical details on each weapon - Focuses on the military figures who shaped thecourse of the war from Generals Douglas Haig andAlexei Brusinov to Paul von Hindenberg and onpolitical leaders such as David Lloyd George, KaiserWilhelm II and President Woodrow Wilson - A highly readable popular history of the militaryand political events of World War One, illustratedwith more than 500 photographs, maps and plans
Author : Donald Sommerville
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0754818985
A readable history of the war, this text features expert commentary on the political and economic factors leading to the conflict, the key turning points during the war and the impact new technologies had on the fighting. Full colour maps and battle plans add to the analysis of major engagements.
Author : Donald Sommerville,Ian Westwell
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-07
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 0754833453
This comprehensive history begins by looking at the origins of WWI and then chronicles the war a year at a time. The second half of the book details the history of WWII, from the rise of Hitler and the persecution of the Jewish race to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the dropping of the atom bombs. All aspects of war are covered including war illnesses, espionage, propaganda and the atrocities on all sides. There are special features dedicated to the weaponry and tactics that shaped the wars. Written by experts in their field and illustrated with over 1000 photographs, battle plans and maps, it is a fascinating guide for both specialist and general readers.
Author : Donald Sommerville,Ian Westwell
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 075482277X
This text begins by looking at the origins of World War I and then chronicles the war a year at a time. The second half of the book details the history of World War II, from the rise of Hitler and the persecution of the Jewish race to the attacks on Pearl Harbour and the dropping of atom bombs.
Author : Hew Strachan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 9780198743125
Originally published: 1998. New edition published in hardcover in 2014.
Author : Andrew Wiest
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782742012
With the aid of more than 250 photographs and artworks, The Illustrated History of World War I recreates the battles and campaigns that raged across the surface of the globe, on land, at sea and in the air, including maps of specific actions and campaigns and feature boxes explaining important events and personalities involved in the conflict.
Author : Richard Overy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0233004319
This title covers the whole six-year global conflagration that shattered and then re-shaped the world - from the German blitzkrieg against Poland in September 1939, to the surrender of Japan following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost exactly six years later.
Author : Owen Booth,John Walton
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782741718
With the aid of 300 photographs, The Illustrated History of World War II tells the full story of the war and the individuals who led it. In addition, the book examines life beyond the frontline: the Holocaust, living under occupation, refugees, the Blitz and evacuations, the changing role for women, and food.
Author : Richard Overy
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191045387
World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandably left a long and dark shadow across the decades. Yet it is three generations since hostilities formally ended in 1945 and the conflict is now a lived memory for only a few. And this growing distance in time has allowed historians to think differently about how to describe it, how to explain its course, and what subjects to focus on when considering the wartime experience. For instance, as World War Two recedes ever further into the past, even a question as apparently basic as when it began and ended becomes less certain. Was it 1939, when the war in Europe began? Or the summer of 1941, with the beginning of Hitler's war against the Soviet Union? Or did it become truly global only when the Japanese brought the USA into the war at the end of 1941? And what of the long conflict in East Asia, beginning with the Japanese aggression in China in the early 1930s and only ending with the triumph of the Chinese Communists in 1949? In The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two a team of leading historians re-assesses the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of the Allied response but also from the viewpoint of the Axis aggressor states. Under Richard Overy's expert editorial guidance, the contributions take us from the genesis of war, through the action in the major theatres of conflict by land, sea, and air, to assessments of fighting power and military and technical innovation, the economics of total war, the culture and propaganda of war, and the experience of war (and genocide) for both combatants and civilians, concluding with an account of the transition from World War to Cold War in the late 1940s. Together, they provide a stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible and fascinating episodes in world history.
Author : Richard Overy
Publisher : Carlton Books Limited
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1847326587
"The story of the [World War II] conflict, from its roots in the First World War peace settlement to the final Allied triumph in 1945."--Front jacket flap.
Author : Ian Westwell
Publisher : Southwater Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : Military weapons
ISBN : 1844769569
World War 1 was a global military conflict. It began as a skirmish between Serbia and Austria-Hungary with the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand in June 1914 and was transformed into a European war when Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, 1914. The loss of life was unequalled, with some 8 million solders and more than 6 million civilians dying during four years of stagnant trench warfare and in failed attacks. It was the first time that many of the military technologies we now take for granted were seen, including aircraft, submarines and tanks. Yet, these were overshadowed by more established weapons such as machine guns, and artillery, the most lethal weapon of all. This visual encyclopedia looks at the key weapons used during the Great War. Each is listed chronologically within sections on the Army, Air Force and Navy. Each weapon features a brief history with a description on how it was used and key specifications, such as calibre, magazine, system, length, weight and muzzle velocity. The first section on Army Weapons features weapons used by the armies and infantry men, such as mortars, rifles and tanks. This is followed by Airforce Weapons and Airships, which includes bombers, fighter aircraft and Zeppelins. Finally Naval Weapons features the warships of Germany's Imperial Navy, the Royal Navy and the Allied powers' fleets, from the early battleships to more modern dreadnoughts and destroyers. From rifles, the main weapon used by British infantry men, to machine guns which needed four to six men to work them, and from tanks which were used for the first time during the battle of Somme to the new torpedo-boats whose main targets were the older battleships and more modern dreadnoughts, this is a detailed and fascinating guide to the military technologies developed during the First World War. Illustrated with more than 180 evocative contemporary photographs, the book will offer new insights for both general and specialist readers.
Author : John Keegan
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375412592
Illustrates life on the home front, important battles, war from the perspective of generals and soldiers, the collapse of empires, and glimpses of World War II through photographs, paintings, cartoons, and posters.
Author : Ian Westwell
Publisher : Hermes House
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 0857237152
A highly readable popular history og the military and political events of Word War I, illustrated with more than 500 compelling contemporary photographs, maps and plans of key engagements.
Author : Jonathan Gawne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 1853672688
Each volume in this ongoing series combines detailed and informative captions with over 100 rare and unusual images. These books are a must for anyone interested in American military uniforms.