GREAT BATTLES OF WORLD WAR TWO + DVD

World War Two was the most destructive conflict in human history. We tend to trace its progress through the milestones of the major engagements between the combatants as military history marked by decisive battles. Many of the campaigns or battles examined in this work were the result of seeking the decisive blow. Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Monte Cassino and Market Garden are good examples, yet the knock-out blow was rarely achieved. The breakthrough at Sedan is perhaps the only single case where a campaign was virtually decided in a single battle. Thus the battles examined follow the process as the Allies and Axis sought to impose their will on each other over the course of six long years of war. Here 28 such important actions including the Siege of Leningrad, the D-Day Landings, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima and the battle for Berlin and more are presented with full-colour tactical maps. More than 250 fantastic images and artworks illustrating the soldiers, uniforms, bewildered populace and military technology of the era, many never before seen. Colour and b/w illus. 240pp in large softback along with a 30 minute DVD highlighting ten crucial moments of World War Two. Box set with elastic fastener.