This text gives an overview of a single day in World War II - 25th October 1944, as it was seen on all fronts. Through a succession of vignettes, showing the immediacy of the day's events, it describes a world-wide conflict as it is acted out by Allied and Axis forces. Among the set-piece actions of the day are: the titanic naval battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philipines; Hitler planning an Ardennes offensive which is to lead to the Battle of the Bulge; the eruption of the Red Army into Eastern Europe; a frustrated wolf-pack ...
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This text gives an overview of a single day in World War II - 25th October 1944, as it was seen on all fronts. Through a succession of vignettes, showing the immediacy of the day's events, it describes a world-wide conflict as it is acted out by Allied and Axis forces. Among the set-piece actions of the day are: the titanic naval battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philipines; Hitler planning an Ardennes offensive which is to lead to the Battle of the Bulge; the eruption of the Red Army into Eastern Europe; a frustrated wolf-pack in the Atlantic; the saturation bombing of Essen and Hamburg; V2 rocket attacks on London; and the highly secret Manhattan project.
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Vg in a rubbed dw. World War II-General An overview of a single day in the fifth year of WWII. The conflict from the viewpoint of those who took part on all fronts in both Allied and Axis forces. Includes The Battle of Leyte Gulf; Hitler planning an Ardennes offensive; the Red Army erupts into Eastern Europe; U-boats in the Atlantic; saturation bombing of Essen and Hamburg; V2 rocket attacks on London; the Manhattan Project; Communist guerrillas thrive in the Balkans and China; the dreadful deeds at Auschwitz. UL-XXXXXX. 593pp, 17 photos, maps, Notes & References, bibliography, index.
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