LEADER 04414cam a2200745Ii 4500001 273723 005 20240621233940.0 008 141103s2014 nyubco g 000 0 eng d 024 8 072440105461 : |c14.99 035 (OCoLC)ocn894258281 035 273723 049 LHMA 040 CNRCS |beng |erda |cCNRCS |dOCLCF |dMOU |dOCL |dOCLCA |dOCL |dLHM 090 D743.2 |b.W67 2014 245 00 World War II: |bgreatest battles / |cTime Life Books ; Editor: Eileen Daspin. 246 14 World War II : |bgreatest battles : 30 amazing victories that changed history 246 3 World War Two : |bgreatest battles : thirty amazing victories that changed history 246 1 |iAt head of title:Time Life 264 1 New York, NY : |bTime-Life Books, |c[2014] 264 4 |c©2014 300 95 pages : |billustrated (primarily in black & white), colour maps ; |c28 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 336 still image |bsti |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 "Time Inc. specials." 520 "The greatest conflict in history was defined by brilliant military strategy and incredible bravery. Experience it all in 'World War II: Greatest Battles'"--Back cover. 505 0 Early expansion. Japan and the invasion of Manchuria -- Germany invades Czechoslovakia -- Germany seizes Poland -- A Scandinavian offensive -- A battle for Norway's waterways -- Germany targets the Netherlands -- South to Belgium -- The fall of France -- Common World War II weapons -- Allies fight back. The Battle of Britain : the finest hour -- Italian and German forces in North Africa -- El Alamein : the path to the Suez Canal -- A stunning about-face -- Operation Marita : Germany invades Greece -- The Battle of the Atlantic -- World War II warships -- Operation Barbarossa : Germany assaults the USSR -- Battle of Stalingrad -- Battle of Kursk -- Ending the siege of Leningrad -- Operation Bagration : the Soviet army pushes back -- M4 Sherman Tank -- The war heats up : rapidly closing in on Pearl Harbor -- Pear Harbor : the attack begins -- Coral Sea : the route to Australia -- Midway : Atoll in the Pacific -- Moving through the Pacific -- American victory at Guadalcanal -- The savage Battle of Tarawa -- The allied air campaign heats up -- Operation Husky : the invasion of Sicily -- The allies march north through Italy -- Paratrooper equipment -- Beginning of the End. D-Day : the invasion of Normandy -- Japan's fortunes fade : Battle of Leyte Gulf -- The Battle of the Bulge : Hitler's desperate gamble -- Racing to exact revenge -- Total capitulation : V-E Day -- The shores of Iwa Jima -- The allies invade Okinawa -- Bringing the war to an end : Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Japan surrenders -- Victory over Japan : V-J Day. 500 Note for Sales: "Display until 1/16/15." 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Battles. 650 0 Sieges. 650 0 Military history. 650 0 War. 650 0 Battles |zChina. 650 0 Battles |zAfrica, North. 650 0 Battles |zPoland. 650 0 Battles |zRussia. 650 0 Battles |zGermany. 650 0 Battles |zFrance. 650 0 Battles |zDenmark. 650 0 Battles |zNetherlands. 650 0 Battles |zNorway. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945. 650 0 World politics. 611 27 World War (1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 650 7 Battles. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00828915 650 7 Military history. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01021222 650 7 Sieges. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01118188 650 7 War. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01170328 650 7 World politics. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01181381 651 7 North Africa. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01239515 651 7 China. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01206073 651 7 Denmark. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204558 651 7 France. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204289 651 7 Germany. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01210272 651 7 Netherlands. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204034 651 7 Norway. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204556 651 7 Poland. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01206891 651 7 Russia (Federation) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01262050 648 7 1939-1945 |2fast 700 1 Daspin, Eileen, |eeditor. 710 2 Time-Life Books, |epublisher. 710 2 Time Inc. Home Entertainment. 852 0 |bstacks |hD743.2 |i.W67 2014