Battlefields Of The Second World War

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: BBC
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2001
Edition: First Edition

Description: 224 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout, the only exception is a light mark underneath jacket.

Publishers Description: 'Battlefields of the Second World War' is what every Richard Holmes fan has been waiting for. In this fascinating and brilliantly articulated study of the Second World War, he clarifies the complexities of four of its campaigns: El Alamein, Monte Cassino, Operation Market Garden (of which Arnhem formed a crucial part)and the RAF's bomber offensive against Germany. The book originates in his firm conviction that the sacrifices made by British service personnel are not properly understood. It uses eye-witness accounts to illuminate the horror, confusion and sheer enormity of war, and puts this in the context of the conflict's broader strategy. 'The name Richard Holmes is to military history what Made in Britain once was to maufactured goods. There is no shoddiness in materials or labour; reliability is the hallmark, not flashiness, John Bull the proud emblem'. 'The Times'

ISBN: 0563537825