World War II Battle Plans

by Stephen Badsey

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This text contrasts 21 World War II battle plans with their actual outcome. Each in-depth battle essay is complemented by original maps, producing fresh insight into the technical aspects of warfare that drove the last worldwide conflict of the 20th century. An overall introduction gives a strategic overview of the whole of the war, and places the individual battles into context. The battles are presented in seven groups of three, and each group is introduced by a short essay on the common show more theme for the group. show less

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Stephen Badsey PhD MA (Cantab.) FRHistS is Professor of Conflict Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. He has previously held positions at the Imperial War Museum London, the BBC, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and other institutions. He has published widely on military subjects ranging from the Crimean War to the future of warfare, show more and has made frequent contributions as a historian for television and other media. show less

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History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
940.54History & geographyHistory of EuropeHistory of Europe1918-Military history of World War II
LCC
D743 .H84History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaHistory (General)World War II (1939-1945)
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