Till Victory : The Second World War by Those Who Were There by Clément Horvath (2021, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-101526782731
ISBN-139781526782731
eBay Product ID (ePID)7050403463

Product Key Features

Book TitleTill Victory : the Second World War by Those Who Were there
Number of Pages376 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, World
Publication Year2021
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorClement Horvath
FormatHardcover

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Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal940.530922
SynopsisWinner, 2021 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards, Journals, Memoirs, and Letters From the mountains of Italy to the beaches of Normandy, and from the deserts of North Africa to the ruined cities of Germany, experience the history of the Second World War in Western Europe from 1939-1945 in an entirely different way.Using unpublished letters and diaries, follow the journeys of some fifty Allied soldiers (American, British, French, Canadian...) as they liberate the continent from Nazi rule, sometimes at the cost of their own lives. Arranged in chronological order and placed in historical context, their stories and letters are illustrated with many personal photographs, war memorabilia and original uniforms.Having miraculously escaped wartime censorship, these new firsthand testimonies are transcribed as is, whether they come from an elite soldier, a combat medic or a USO dancer. These poignant writings, completed in the mud of the European battlefields, reveal the hopes, doubts and fears of these young people sent to hell, making Till Victory first and foremost a book about peace., From the mountains of Italy to the beaches of Normandy, and from the deserts of North Africa to the ruined cities of Germany, experience the history of the Second World War in Western Europe from 1939-1945 in an entirely different way., From the mountains of Italy to the beaches of Normandy, and from the deserts of North Africa to the ruined cities of Germany, experience the history of the Second World War in Western Europe from 1939-1945 in an entirely different way.Using unpublished letters and diaries, follow the journeys of some fifty Allied soldiers (American, British, French, Canadian...) as they liberate the continent from Nazi rule, sometimes at the cost of their own lives. Arranged in chronological order and placed in historical context, their stories and letters are illustrated with many personal photographs, war memorabilia and original uniforms.Having miraculously escaped wartime censorship, these new firsthand testimonies are transcribed as is, whether they come from an elite soldier, a combat medic or a USO dancer. These poignant writings, completed in the mud of the European battlefields, reveal the hopes, doubts and fears of these young people sent to hell, making Till Victory first and foremost a book about peace.
LC Classification NumberD811.A2

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