This is an old 1983 book. But it is still the best book available that analysed how Montgomery planned the Normandy campaign, how the campaign…
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Comprehensive – And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-occupied Paris
There are 3 recent excellent books on life in occupied Paris- 1. And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris (Vintage) by Alan…
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Gripping story – Commander in Chief: FDR’s Battle with Churchill
This is the 2nd volume of a trilogy on the track record of FDR as a war leader during WWII focusing on one single year…
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Partisan viewpoint – Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War
Kawamura attempts in this 2015 book to exonerate Hirohito from any form of culpability for the war waged by the Japanese government against China, the…
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An excellent brief account – D-Day (Turning Points in History)
Readers looking for a detailed history of Operation Overlord should look elsewhere. This concise history of 180 pages is more for the reader who is…
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Written from Japanese sources – Japan 1941
” In all four seas all are brothers and sisters.Then why, oh why, these rough winds and waves? “ This poem was read aloud by…
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A partisan viewpoint – Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War
Kawamura attempts in this 2015 book to exonerate Hirohito from any form of culpability for the war waged by the Japanese government against China, the…
View More A partisan viewpoint – Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War