World War II: The Essential History, Volume 2

Published to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, this is an outstanding illustrated history of the Second World War written by one of Britain's foremost historians and expert on the Second World War.

From the very start of the war when the Axis powers reigned supreme, conquering Europe and moving East, through to the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the eventual end of the six long years of war. Recall first hand the extraordinary dramas of the Battle of the Bulge, D-Day and the brutal race to Berlin that finally extinguished the Third Reich.

With dozens of specially commissioned maps and specially photographed memorabilia and expert text, this is your ultimate guide to the Second World War.

Richard Overy, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, is a world-renowned historian and an expert on the history of the Second World War, air warfare and the Hitler and Stalin dictatorships. He has won five prizes for his published work, including in 2005 the Wolfson prize for History. He is the author of Carlton's landmark The Battle of Britain Experience, in association with the RAF. He is a regular contributor to the Independent, Sunday Telegraph and Guardian.

Contains dozens of specially commissioned maps and specially photographed items of ephemera. Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this is an outstanding concise history of the Second World War written by one of Britain's foremost historians. The second in a two-part history of the World War II: The Essential History, Vol 2 (From the Invasion of Sicily to VJ Day 1943-45) examines the Allies' long struggle for victory against Axis powers which had once seemed unbeatable. Starting with the Allied invasion of mainland Europe in the west and ending with the explosion of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the east we are taken page by page through the gripping events which eventually saw the end of six long years of war. The concluding volume in this landmark series contains some of the most dramatic moments of the war: the use of so-called V-weapons by the Nazis to maximise civilian casualties; the unforgettable story of D-Day and the battle for Normandy; the Battle of the Bulge, which finally broke Axis power in the West; and the indescribably bloody and brutal race to Berlin that finally extinguished the Third Reich.

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