SeriesBallantine's Illustrated History of World War II

133 Works Popularity 5,596 (1,757 Members) 9,998 Books 57 Reviews 3.3
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D-Day: Spearhead of Invasion by R. W. Thompson 156 copiesBattle 1
Their Finest Hour: The Story of the Battle of Britain 1940 by Edward Bishop 176 copiesBattle 2
Stalingrad: The Turning Point by Geoffrey Jukes 152 copiesBattle 3
Bastogne by Peter Elstob 107 copiesBattle 4
The Siege of Leningrad: Epic of Survival by Alan Wykes 127 copiesBattle 5
The battle for Berlin : end of the Third Reich by Earl F. Ziemke 146 copies, 2 reviewsBattle 6
Kursk: The Clash of Armour by Geoffrey Jukes 119 copiesBattle 7
Tarawa: a legend is born by Henry I. Shaw 82 copiesBattle 8
Airborne Carpet, Operation Market Garden by Anthony Farrar-Hockley 94 copiesBattle 9
Pearl Harbor by A. J. Barker 175 copiesBattle 10
Leyte Gulf Armada in the Pacific by Donald Macintyre 83 copies, 1 reviewBattle 11
Okinawa: Touchstone to Victory by Benis M Frank 91 copiesBattle 12
The Defense of Moscow by Geoffrey Jukes 97 copiesBattle 13
Raid on St. Nazaire by David Mason 76 copies, 1 reviewBattle 14
Anzio the Bid for Rome by Christopher Hibbert 67 copies, 1 reviewBattle 15
Warsaw Rising by Gunther Deschner 81 copies
Cassino by Dominick Graham 65 copiesBattle 16
London's Burning by Constantine FitzGibbon 66 copiesBattle 17
Kasserine: baptism of fire by Ward Rutherford 55 copies, 1 reviewBattle 18
Battle of the Reichswald by Peter Elstob 77 copies, 1 reviewBattle 19
Midway, The Turning Point by A. J. Barker 94 copiesBattle 20
Battle of the Ruhr Pocket by Charles Whiting 96 copies, 1 reviewBattle 21
Beda Fomm, The Classic Victory by Kenneth Macksey 67 copies, 1 reviewBattle 22
Bir Hacheim, Desert Citadel by Richard Holmes 54 copiesBattle 23
Salerno, Foothold in Europe by David Mason 60 copiesBattle 24
Armoured Onslaught, 8th August 1918 by Douglas Orgill 40 copiesBattle 25
Vimy Ridge 1914-18 Battle book #26 by Kenneth Macksey 46 copies, 1 reviewBattle 26
Rhine crossing by James W. Stock 35 copiesBattle 27
Rotterdam: Invasion of Holland (Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century / Battle Book, No. 29) by Wilhelmina Steenbeek 38 copiesBattle 29
Ploesti: Oil Strike (Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century. Battle Book, No. 30) by John Sweetman 37 copiesBattle 30
Zeebrugge: 23 April 1918 by James W. Stock 37 copies, 1 reviewBattle 31
Iwo Jima by Michael Russell 25 copies, 1 reviewBattle 32
Dien Bien Phu by John Keegan 45 copiesBattle 33
Afrika Korps by Major K.J. Macksey 193 copies, 1 reviewCampaign 1
The Raiders: Desert Strike Force by Arthur Swinson 111 copiesCampaign 2
Sicily: whose victory? by Martin Blumenson 96 copiesCampaign 3
Breakout: Drive to the Seine by David Mason 107 copiesCampaign 4
Defeat in Malaya, The Fall of Singapore by Arthur Swinson 87 copiesCampaign 5
France, Summer 1940 by John Williams 84 copiesCampaign 6
Bomber Offensive: The Devastation of Europe by Noble Frankland 125 copies, 3 reviewsCampaign 7
The Nuremberg Rallies by Alan Wykes 54 copiesCampaign 8
Japan: the final agony by Alvin Coox 51 copiesCampaign 9
Liberation of the Philippines by Stanley L. Falk 59 copiesCampaign 10
Normandy Bridgehead by Hubert Essame 71 copiesCampaign 10
Barbarossa, Invasion of Russia 1941 by John Keegan 94 copiesCampaign 11
New Guinea, The Tide is Stemmed by John Vader 65 copiesCampaign 13
Guadalcanal, Island Ordeal by Graeme Kent 63 copiesCampaign 14
New Georgia: pattern for victory (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Campaign book) by Dick Crofton Horton 52 copiesCampaign 15
Fall of the Philippines by Ward Rutherford 66 copiesCampaign 16
Schweinfurt: disaster in the skies by John Sweetman 80 copiesCampaign 17
Carpathian disaster; death of an army by Geoffrey Jukes 48 copies, 1 reviewCampaign 18
Pacific onslaught: 7th Dec. 1941/7th Feb. 1943 by Paul Kennedy 62 copiesCampaign 21
Operation Torch by Vincent Jones 57 copiesCampaign 22
Over the Hump: Airlift to China by William J. Koenig 56 copies, 1 reviewCampaign 23
The Winter War by Richard W. Condon 93 copies, 3 reviewsCampaign 24
Pacific Victory by Paul Kennedy 35 copiesCampaign 25
Tobruk: The Siege by James W. Stock 61 copiesCampaign 26
Palaus - Campaign Book #28 by Stanley Falk 19 copiesCampaign 28
Yom Kippur War (Campaign book : no. 29) by A. J. Barker 49 copiesCampaign 29
Nazi Regalia by Jack Pia 87 copiesFull Color Special 1
SS Regalia by Jack Pia 40 copiesFull Color Special 2
Patton by Charles Whiting 154 copiesWar Leader, 1
MacArthur by Sydney L. Mayer 69 copiesWar Leader 2
Hitler by Alan Wykes 111 copies, 1 reviewWar Leader 3
Stilwell by D. D. Rooney 53 copies, 1 reviewWar Leader 4
Bradley by Charles Whiting 40 copiesWar Leader 5
Mountbatten by Arthur Swinson 59 copiesWar Leader 6
De Gaulle by Philippe Masson 51 copies, 1 reviewWar Leader 7
Göring by Roger Manvell 198 copies, 8 reviewsWar Leader 8
Eisenhower by Martin Blumenson 58 copiesWar Leader 9
Tito: A Biography by Phyllis Auty 66 copiesWar Leader 10
Skorzeny by Charles Whiting 69 copiesWar Leader 11
Slim (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. War leader book) by Michael Calvert 42 copiesWar Leader 12
Mussolini by Christopher Hibbert 65 copies, 1 reviewWar Leader 13
Himmler by Alan Wykes 69 copiesWar Leader 14
Student by Anthony Farrar-Hockley 47 copiesWar Leader 15
Churchill by David Mason 53 copiesWar Leader 16
Goebbels by Alan Wykes 55 copiesWar Leader 17
Lawrence of Arabia by Douglas Orgill 38 copiesWar Leader 18
MacArthur in Japan by Sydney L. Mayer 32 copiesWar Leader 19
Guderian by John Keegan 48 copies, 1 reviewWar Leader 20
Heydrich by Alan Wykes 44 copiesWar Leader 22
Churchill, 1914-1918 by David Mason 20 copiesWar Leader 23
Yamashita by A. J. Barker 32 copiesWar Leader 24
Rundstedt by John Keegan 44 copies, 2 reviewsWar Leader 25
Halsey by Benis M Frank 27 copiesWar Leader 26
Rommel by Roger Sibley 48 copiesWar Leader 27
Zhukov by Otto Preston Chaney 97 copiesWar Leader 28
Tojo by Alvin D. Coox 16 copies, 1 reviewWar Leader 30
Stalin by Rose Tremain 29 copiesWar Leader 31
U-boat;: The secret menace (Ballantine's illustrated history of World War II. Weapons book, no. 1) by David Mason 155 copiesWeapons 1
Panzer Division Mailed Fist by Kenneth Macksey 167 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 2
Aircraft Carrier: The Majestic Weapon by Donald Macintyre 125 copies, 2 reviewsWeapons 3
Me 109: Willy Messerschmitt's Peerless Fighter by Martin Caidin 150 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 4
German Secret Weapons: Blueprint for Mars by Brian Ford 165 copiesWeapons 5
Spitfire by John Vader 150 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 6
Commando : Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II by Peter Young 98 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 7
SS and Gestapo: rule by terror by Roger Manvell 131 copiesWeapons 8
Zero fighter by Martin Caidin 83 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 9
Luftwaffe: Birth, Life, and Death of an Air Force by Alfred Price 133 copiesWeapons 10
The Guns: 1939/45 by Ian V. Hogg 128 copies, 2 reviewsWeapons 11
Airborne by Charles B. MacDonald 68 copiesWeapons 12
PT Boats by Bryan Cooper 50 copiesWeapons 13
Pacific Hawk by John Vader 62 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 14
Tank Force: Allied armor in World War II by Kenneth Macksey 72 copiesWeapons 15
Waffen SS, The Asphalt Soldiers by John Keegan 166 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 16
B29: The Superfortress by Carl Berger 102 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 17
Barrage : the guns in action by Ian V. Hogg 67 copiesWeapons 18
Allied secret weapons: The war of science by Brian J. Ford 67 copiesWeapons 19
Rocket Fighter by William Green 85 copiesWeapons 20
T-34: Russian armor by Douglas Orgill 75 copiesWeapons 21
Suicide Weapon by A. J. Barker 70 copiesWeapons 22
Hitler's High Seas Fleet : The Pan/Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II by Richard Humble 90 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 23
Mosquito: Wooden Wonder by Edward Bishop 63 copiesWeapons 24
Infantry Weapons by John S. Weeks 79 copiesWeapons 25
P-51: Bomber Escort by William N. Hess 93 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 26
The guns, 1914-18 by Ian V. Hogg 68 copiesWeapons 27
Flying Tigers: Chennault in China by Ronald Heiferman 73 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 29
Lancaster Bomber by D. B. Tubbs 52 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 30
Merrill's Marauders (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Weapons book, no. 31) by Alan D Baker 52 copiesWeapons 31
German General Staff (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Weapons book) by Barry A Leach 60 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 32
Japanese High Seas Fleet (The Pan/Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II) by Richard Humble 59 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 33
Chindits: Long Range Penetration by Michael Calvert 47 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 34
Condor Legion by Peter Elstob 50 copiesWeapons 35
Indestructible Jeep by D Denfeld 23 copiesWeapons 36
Grenades & Mortars by Ian Hogg 37 copiesWeapons 37
Wellington Bomber by Edward Bishop 31 copiesWeapons 38
Hitler's Bodyguards by Alan Wykes 36 copiesWeapons 39
B-17 Flying Fortress by William Hess 32 copiesWeapons 40
German Armor by Douglas Orgill 38 copiesWeapons 41
Midget Submarine by James Gleason 21 copiesWeapons 42
Gas by Ian V. Hogg 27 copies, 1 reviewWeapons 43
DC-3 by Arthur Pearcy 28 copiesWeapons 44

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