The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria & ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China. The war in Europe appeared completely divorced from the war in the Pacific & China & yet events on opposite sides of the world had profound effects. Using the most up-to-date scholarship & research & writing with clarity & compassion Beevor assembles the whole picture in a gripping narrative that extends from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific from the snowbound steppe to the North African Desert to the Burmese jungle SS Einsatzgruppen in the borderlands Gulag prisoners drafted into punishment battalions & to the unspeakable cruelties of the Sino-Japanese War. Moral choice forms the basis of all human drama & no other period in history has presented greater dilemmas both for leaders & ordinary people nor offered such examples of individual & mass tragedy the corruption of power politics ideological hypocrisy the egomania of commanders betrayal perversity self-sacrifice unbelievable sadism & unpredictable kindness. Although filling the broadest canvas on a heroic scale Beevor's THE SECOND WORLD WAR never loses sight of the fate of the ordinary soldiers & civilians whose lives were crushed by the titanic forces unleashed in this the most terrible war in history. A beautifully produced hardback edition with embossed jacket 53 black & white photographs & 25 maps. ...

A history of the Second World War that covers all the war fronts the fighting on land at sea & in the air the activities of resistance & partisan groups espionage secret intelligence strategy & tactics war leaders generals admirals & air marshals individual acts of heroism on all the war fronts & behind the lines the fate of prisoners of war the bombing of cities the submarine war & the aftermath of the war. ...

In this comprehensive history John Keegan explores both the technical & the human impact of the greatest war of all time. He focuses on five crucial battles & offers new insights into the distinctive methods & motivations of modern warfare. In knowledgable perceptive analysis of the airborne battle of Crete the carrier battle of Midway the tank battle of Falaise the city battle of Berlin & the amphibious battle of Okinawa Keegan illuminates the strategic dilemmas faced by the leaders & the consequences of their decisions on the fighting men & the course of the war as a whole. ...

The Second World War: The Complete Illustrated History" covers the whole six-year global conflagration that shattered & then re-shaped the world. From the German blitzkrieg against Poland in September 1939 to the surrender of Japan following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki almost exactly six years later. Written by the leading Second World War historian Richard Overy each spread introduces another fascinating aspect of this world-encompassing conflict. We are taken to all corners of the globe from the Battle of the River Plate in the South Atlantic Ocean to the bloody battles fought over the Solomon Islands & New Guinea just off the northern tip of Australia to the German occupation of Norway in the North & the Allied invasion of Madagascar in the south Indian Ocean. 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War & the outstanding text & photographic documentation of this title will appeal to all sectors of the military history market: from youngsters drawn to the subject for the first time to aficionados." ...

This is an engrossing sticker book to keep children busy for hours. It is packed with characters to dress in historically accurate uniforms & costumes from U-boat commanders snipers & paratroopers to resistance fighters & air raid wardens. The simple text contains fascinating facts about fighting & life during the Second World War written in consultation with a historian. It also contains over 200 stickers. ...

Written in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum this title helps children learn about the Second World War by matching the stickers of important artefacts to their frames on each page. Each frame is accompanied by a fact box with fascinating historical facts. Each illustrated double spread is based upon a theme such as tanks planes weapons vehicles posters portraits ships & submarines. This title contains over 100 stickers. ...

These thrilling wartime adventures transport the reader to the heat of battle. Deadly Skies sees John Smith Spitfire pilot in the throes of the Battle of Britain. Tank Attack takes the action to the deserts of North Africa as John witnesses the Battle of El Alamein from behind a tank. Behind Enemy Lines takes us foward to 1943 to the jungles of South-East Asia as John undertakes a dangerous commando mission. Riveting fictionalized accounts packed with historical detail give a new immediacy to the Second World War that will enthral young male readers ...

This second volume in Kettelhacks series takes on the terrible twos." Here people in recovery share their experiences & insights in dealing with long-suppressed feelings of anger loss guilt love & self-acceptance. Kettelhack shows how "sticking with it"--persevering with the struggle to deal with new feelings & refusing to give in to addictive impulses--ultimately creates the sense of life as an ongoing adventure one more vivid exciting & sustaining than had ever been thought possible. < P> Guy Kettelhack has written seven books on recovery. He is completing a Masters degree in psychoanalysis & is an analyst-in-training at the Boston & New York Centers for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies. A graduate of Middlebury College Kettelhack has also done graduate work in English literature at Bread Loaf School of English at Oxford University. He lives in New York City." ...

This action-packed follow-up to international bestseller Harlan Coben's striking young adult novel Shelter follows Mickey Bolitar as he continues to hunt for clues about the Abeona Shelter & the mysterious death of his father
- all while trying to navigate the challenges of a new high school. When tragedy strikes close to home Mickey & his loyal new friends
- sharp-witted Ema & the adorably charming Spoon
- find themselves at the centre of a terrifying mystery involving the shooting of their classmate Rachel. Now not only does Mickey need to keep himself & his friends safe from the Butcher of Lodz but he needs to figure out who shot Rachel
- no matter what it takes. Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted & clever as his uncle Myron but with danger just seconds away it is going to take all of his determination & help from his friends to protect the people he loves even if he does not know who
- or what
- he is protecting them from.





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Having ended the Edgar Award-nominated Shelter with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger Coben picks up Mickey's story right where it left off in this suspenseful new adventure. Mickey & his loyal new friends sharp-witted Ema & adorably charming Spoon once again find themselves in over their heads on the hunt for missing pieces to a puzzle they have yet to underst&. As the mystery surrounding Mickey's dad's death unfolds he soon learns that they may be in more danger than they could have ever imagined. ...