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  • Fifth Army in Italy, 1943–1945

    A Coalition at War

    de Ian Blackwell ...
    A history of the Allied coalition in Italy during World War II.The US Fifth Army first saw action during the Salerno Landings in September 1943. While commanded by US Lieutenant General Mark Clark, from the outset one of its two Corps was the X (British) Corps; the other V1 (US) Corps.The multi-national composition of Fifth Army is demonstrated by the French Expeditionary Corps, the Brazilian ... Leer más

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  • Anzio

    Italy 1944

    de Ian Blackwell ...
    Series series Battleground Europe
    In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944. Achieving complete surprise, the Allies made a successful landing at Anzio, but paused rather than pushing quickly inland, a delay which gave the Germans time to seal off the area and to counterattack the beachhead. Heavy fighting took place until early March, during which ... Leer más

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  • Battle for Sicily

    Stepping Stone to Victory

    de Ian Blackwell ...
    On the night of 9-10 July 1943, an Allied armada launched the invasion of Sicily, a larger operation than the Normandy landings the following year. Over the next thirty-eight days, half a million Allied servicemen fought the Germans and Italians for control of this rocky island, which was to become the first part of Axis homeland to fall during World War II.Despite their success in capturing the ... Leer más

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  • Navigating Contemporary Fatherhood in Europe

    Care and Involvement in Everyday Life

    de Maria Letizia Bosoni, Alice Zanchettin, Anne Hovgaard Jorgensen, Martyn Bradley, Clare Stovell, Ian Blackwell, Jason Preston, Kerry Fletcher, Charlotte Petersson, Therése Wissö ...
    Series series Sociology of Children and Families
    Drawing on extensive empirical research, this book examines paternal involvement in caregiving practices and asks what is currently happening to ‘involved’ fatherhood?The book investigates fatherhood in various everyday settings, such as outdoor spaces, workplaces and the home, while considering the influence of policy frameworks across different European countries. By analysing fathers’ ... Leer más

    $37.99 USD

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  • Gazala 1942

    Rommel's greatest victory

    de Ken Ford ...
    Series Libro 196 - Campaign
    Illustrated by contemporary photos and specially commissioned maps, this book is a fascinating account of Rommel's greatest victory.Following a lull in the desert war which saw the Germans and British reinforce their armies, Rommel suddenly attacked British fortifications with an assault on the northern sector of the British line near Gazala.Pinning down the British in the north and outflanking ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Crete 1941

    Germany’s lightning airborne assault

    de Peter Antill ...
    Series Libro 147 - Campaign
    Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history.The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island's key airports, and reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May, the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge scale and on 1 June ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Caen 1944

    Montgomery’s break-out attempt

    de Ken Ford ...
    Series Libro 143 - Campaign
    One of the key objectives of British forces on D-Day was the capture of the strategically vital city of Caen.General Montgomery saw Caen as the key to Normandy and the springboard for the Allied breakout, but so did the Germans and the city did not fall. It took three major offensives and more than 30 bloody days of struggle to finally take Caen. In the process the city was controversially ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Arnhem 1944: A bridge Too far?

    de Bob Carruthers ...
    This book reviews the complex set of military operations played out in the Netherlands during September 1944 involving the forces of Britain, Canada, Poland, the USA and Germany. As far as space permits we have attempted toprovide a wide selection of sources covering each of the belligerents.We are also proud to present the previously unpublished war diary of Captain Graham Davies, which brings a ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Battle Story: El Alamein 1942

    de Pier Paolo Battistelli ...
    The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. El Alamein saw tow of the greatest generals of the war pitted against each other: Rommel and Montgomery. Through key profiles and a chapter devoted to 'The Armies' Battle Story: El Alamein explores what made these men inspired leaders and what led to their respective defeat and ... Leer más

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  • Disaster at D-Day

    The Germans Defeat the Allies, June 1944

    de Peter Tsouras ...
    The editor of Hitler Triumphant combines history and fiction to craft an alternative history of the Normandy landings on D-Day.It is June, 1944. The Allied armies are poised for the full-scale invasion of Fortress Europe. Across the Channel, the vaunted Wehrmacht lies waiting for the signs of invasion, ready for the final battle . . .What happens next is well-known to any student of modern history ... Leer más

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  • The Military Life & Times of General Sir Miles Dempsey GBE KCB DSO MC

    Monty's Army Commander

    de Peter Rostron ...
    Miles Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army in the invasion of Europe 1944-45, is almost unknown to the general public. Yet his part in Britains contribution to that campaign was second only to Montgomerys in importance. Dempsey survived two and a half years of bitter fighting as an infantry officer on the Western Front before accompanying his beloved Royal Berkshire Regiment in the little ... Leer más

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  • Operation Dragoon

    The Liberation of Southern France, 1944

    de Anthony Tucker-Jones ...
    This WWII military study sheds light on the overlooked Allied landing in Provence and the liberation of Southern France.The Allied landings in the south of France in August 1944, are often seen as a sideshow supporting the crucial D-Day landings in Normandy. Indeed, the operation is often criticized as an expensive diversion of men and equipment from the struggle against the German armies in Italy ... Leer más

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