Roberts, Andrew, 1963-
New York : Harper, c2011.
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- Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Onslaught. Four invasions : September 1939-April 1940 Führer imperator : May-June 1940 Last Hope Island : June 1940-June 1941 Contesting the Littoral : September 1939-June 1942 Kicking in the door : June-December 1941 Tokyo typhoon : December 1941-May 1942 — Climacteric. The everlasting shame of mankind : 1939-1945 Five minutes at Midway : June 1942-October 1944 Midnight in the devil’s gardens : July 1942-May 1943 The motherland overwhelms the fatherland : January 1942-February 1943 The waves of air and sea : 1939-1945 Up the wasp-waist peninsula : July 1943-May 1945 — Retribution. A salient reversal : March-August 1943 The cruel reality : 1939-1945 Norman conquest : June-August 1944 Western approaches : August 1944-March 1945 Eastern approaches : August 1943-May 1945 The land of the setting sun : October 1944-September 1945.
- A comprehensive history of World War II analyzes the factors that affected the war’s outcome and presents stories of many little-known individuals whose experiences displayed the epitome of courage and self-sacrifice.
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