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The Greatest Blunders of World War II

Author : Horace Edward Henderson
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595162673
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Blunders of World War II written by Horace Edward Henderson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolph Hitler lost WWII because of his blunders and the U.S. and its allies won WWII in spite of their blunders. Nearly a lifetime of research and study by a veteran of World War II reveals the major political and military errors and mistakes which caused the greatest catastrophe in world history, almost lost the struggle with the greatest evil the world has ever known, failed to end the conflict in a decisive victory for the survival of freedom and democracy, subjected the world to almost half a century of fear and turmoil in the Cold War, and wasted vast world resources on armaments while hundreds of millions of people suffered from hunger, illness and death. This analysis of the major issues and campaigns of World War II concentrates on what went wrong with the conduct of the war which needlessly prolonged its brutal end and reveals how narrow was the margin between victory and defeat.

Biggest Blunders of WWII

Author : World History
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8726625938
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book Biggest Blunders of WWII written by World History and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-09-20 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 1940, Berlin was hit by British bombers. Hitler immediately ordered a series of gigantic air defences be built – each one more expensive than the city’s entire Olympic facilities – but they’re ineffective and resources are wasted. The Führer also has an opportunity to force the British out of North Africa and gain control of the Middle East’s valuable oil. But he rejects his generals’ advice, just as he unnecessarily draws the United States into the war in Europe. Had Hitler kept a cool head, the war could have gone in a different direction. But the Führer was not alone in making mistakes. British and French politicians gave Hitler concessions in the 1930s and failed to send troops to Germany immediately after war was declared. The Western powers have themselves to thank for the dictator setting Europe on fire before finally going on the offensive in spring 1940. This issue reveals the worst errors of the war. World History invites you on a fascinating journey to bygone eras, allowing you to explore the greatest events in history. Take a trip back in time - to the frontlines of World War 2, to the Viking raids, and the religious rituals of ancient Egypt. World History is for everyone who would like to know more about the exciting and dramatic events of the past.

To Lose a Battle

Author : Alistair Horne
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141937726
Total Pages : 1243 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book To Lose a Battle written by Alistair Horne and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-06-28 with total page 1243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. With the subtlety and compulsion of a novel, Horne’s narrative shifts from minor battlefield incidents to high military and political decisions, stepping far beyond the confines of military history to form a major contribution to our understanding of the crises of the Franco-German rivalry. To Lose a Battle is the third part of the trilogy beginning with The Fall of Paris and continuing with The Price of Glory (already available in Penguin).

The Ghost Army of World War II

Author : Rick Beyer
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1797225308
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book The Ghost Army of World War II written by Rick Beyer and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously.” —Tom Brokaw The first book to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives—now updated with new material. In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—artists, designers, architects, and sound engineers, including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units. Every move they made was top secret, and their story was hushed up for decades after the war's end. Hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs, along with maps, official memos, and letters, accompany Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles’s meticulous research and interviews with many of the soldiers, weaving a compelling narrative of how an unlikely team carried out amazing battlefield deceptions that saved thousands of American lives and helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. The stunning art created between missions also offers a glimpse of life behind the lines during World War II. This updated edition includes: A new afterword by co-author Rick Beyer Never-before-seen additional images The successful campaign to have the unit awarded a Congressional Gold Medal History and WWII enthusiasts will find The Ghost Army of World War II an essential addition to their library.

How Hitler Could Have Won World War II

Author : Bevin Alexander
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307420930
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book How Hitler Could Have Won World War II written by Bevin Alexander and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an acclaimed military historian, a fascinating account of just how close the Allies were to losing World War II. Most of us rally around the glory of the Allies' victory over the Nazis in World War II. The story is often told of how the good fight was won by an astonishing array of manpower and stunning tactics. However, what is often overlooked is how the intersection between Adolf Hitler's influential personality and his military strategy was critical in causing Germany to lose the war. With an acute eye for detail and his use of clear prose, Bevin Alexander goes beyond counterfactual "What if?" history and explores for the first time just how close the Allies were to losing the war. Using beautifully detailed, newly designed maps, How Hitler Could Have Won World War II exquisitely illustrates the important battles and how certain key movements and mistakes by Germany were crucial in determining the war's outcome. Alexander's harrowing study shows how only minor tactical changes in Hitler's military approach could have changed the world we live in today. Alexander probes deeply into the crucial intersection between Hitler's psyche and military strategy and how his paranoia fatally overwhelmed his acute political shrewdness to answer the most terrifying question: Just how close were the Nazis to victory?

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Author : Alan D. Zimm
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612001971
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Attack on Pearl Harbor written by Alan D. Zimm and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2013-10-19 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÒNothing previously published has offered such a close examination of Japanese strategy . . . an in-depth study of the Japanese planning, preparation and execution of the attack with particular focus on factors not thoroughly considered by other historians, if at all . . . detailed analyses that lead to a much better understanding of what the Japanese did, why they did it, and especially how the attack was very nearly an abject failure instead of a stunning success."ÑNaval Institute Proceedings "For seven decades, conventional wisdom has extolled the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor as brilliant in its planning and execution . . . this masterful analysis topples that pillar of Pacific War history . . . with its amazing depth of meticulous research and analysis, this forceful book is essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in Pearl Harbor."ÑWorld War II "The first militarily professional description of the Pearl Harbor attack, and for those who are serious about military history and operations, it is a joy to read. . . . a superb military analysis of the attack . . . not only renders all other histories of Pearl Harbor obsolete, it has set the bar high for other histories of the Pacific War."ÑWar In History

How to Lose WWII

Author : Bill Fawcett
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062000179
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book How to Lose WWII written by Bill Fawcett and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Lose WWII is an engrossing, fact-filled collection from Bill Fawcett that sheds light on the biggest, and dumbest, screw-ups of the Great War. In the vein of his other phenomenal compendiums of amazing battlefield blunders, How to Lose a Battle and How to Lose a War, Fawcett focuses on some amazing catastrophic missteps of Axis and Allies alike.

The World's Greatest Blunders

Author : Shital Kumar Jain
Publisher : Pustak Mahal
ISBN 13 : 8122302742
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book The World's Greatest Blunders written by Shital Kumar Jain and published by Pustak Mahal. This book was released on 1999-05-29 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often the mistake of any person, in one way or other, has some bearing on the life of others. But the blunders of eminent persons, holding positions of authority in the Church, Government or judiciary, have incalculable effects on a vast number of people in society. the aim of the author here is to ensure that such blunders are not repeated, for the betterment of future generations.

Military Errors of World War Two

Author : Kenneth Macksey
Publisher : Booksales
ISBN 13 : 9780785815983
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Military Errors of World War Two written by Kenneth Macksey and published by Booksales. This book was released on 2003 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fatal Decisions

Author : Edmund Blandford
Publisher : Castle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780785813668
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Fatal Decisions written by Edmund Blandford and published by Castle Books. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blunder, was probably a matter of life or death and caused by a decision taken under the stress and pressure of combat.

History Buff’s Guide to World War II

Author : Thomas R. Flagel
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402271476
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book History Buff’s Guide to World War II written by Thomas R. Flagel and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that neither Hitler nor Stalin graduated from high school? Or that the Allies often employed teenage girls as spies? In The History Buff's Guide to World War II, Thomas R. Flagel leaves no stone unturned as he presents dozens of top ten lists that examine the politics, leaders, and battles of the Second World War. From Hitler to Stalin, battleground to home front, Flagel's compelling analysis and attention to often-overlooked information ensures a surprise on every page for even the most dedicated World War II buff. This fresh, impossible-to-put-down book puts a new perspective on one of the most heavily researched wars of all time and is sue to enthrall expert and amateur historians alike. Do You Think You Know World War II? Top Ten Speeches Top Ten Causes of Military Deaths Top Ten Most Popular Myths and Misconceptions Top Ten Forms of Resistance Top Ten Military Blunders "

Fatal Decisions

Author : Edmund L. Blandford
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 9781840371048
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Fatal Decisions written by Edmund L. Blandford and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 1999 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dirty Little Secrets of World War II

Author : James F. Dunnigan
Publisher : William Morrow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dirty Little Secrets of World War II written by James F. Dunnigan and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1994 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military information no one told you about the greatest most terrible war in history.

Hitler's American Gamble

Author : Brendan Simms
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541619080
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Hitler's American Gamble written by Brendan Simms and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting account of the five most crucial days in twentieth-century diplomatic history: from Pearl Harbor to Hitler’s declaration of war on the United States By early December 1941, war had changed much of the world beyond recognition. Nazi Germany occupied most of the European continent, while in Asia, the Second Sino-Japanese War had turned China into a battleground. But these conflicts were not yet inextricably linked—and the United States remained at peace. Hitler’s American Gamble recounts the five days that upended everything: December 7 to 11. Tracing developments in real time and backed by deep archival research, historians Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman show how Hitler’s intervention was not the inexplicable decision of a man so bloodthirsty that he forgot all strategy, but a calculated risk that can only be understood in a truly global context. This book reveals how December 11, not Pearl Harbor, was the real watershed that created a world war and transformed international history.

The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders

Author : Edward H. Bonekemper
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621577600
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders written by Edward H. Bonekemper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of "what if" scenarios—moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission. In this book, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the ten biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great generals like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman as well as less effective generals such as George B. McClellan, Benjamin Butler, and Henry W. Halleck. Bonekemper shows how these ten blunders significantly affected the outcome of the war, and explores how history might easily have been very different if these blunders were avoided.

War at Sea

Author : Nathan Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195110382
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book War at Sea written by Nathan Miller and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the sinking of the British passenger liner Athenia on September 3, 1939, by a German U-boat (against orders) to the Japanese surrender on board the Missouri on September 2, 1945, War at Sea covers every major naveal battle of World War II. "A first-rate work and the best history of its kind yet written".--Vice Admiral William P. Mack, U.S.N. (Ret.). 30 photos.

Origin Of The Second World War

Author : A.J.P. Taylor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684829479
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Origin Of The Second World War written by A.J.P. Taylor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Back Cover: From the moment of its publication in 1961, A.J.P. Taylor's seminal work caused a storm of praise and controversy, and it has since been recognized as a classic: the first book ever to examine exclusively and in depth the causes of the Second World War and to apportion the responsibility among Allies and Germans alike. With crisp, clear prose and brilliant analysis, Taylor established that the war, "far from being premeditated, was a mistake, the result on both sides of diplomatic blunders." He argued that Hitler was more an opportunist than an ideologue who owed his successes to Great Britain's and France's tacking between resistance and appeasement, and to an American policy akin to "the significant episode of the dog in the night, to which Sherlock Holmes once drew attention. When Watson objected: 'But the dog did nothing in the night," Holmes answered: 'That was the significant episode.' "The Times Literary Supplement called The Origins of the Second World War "simple, devastating, superlatively readable, and deeply disturbing," and it remains so now-a groundbreaking book of enduring importance.