History Of the Second World War: Part 63, Pre-D-Day, The Allied War Machine

Hart, Sir Basil Liddell; Barrie Pitt [eds.]

Edité par Marshall Cavendish, 1973

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HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: PART 63, PRE-D-DAY, THE ALLIED WAR MACHINE, edited by Sir Basil Liddell Hart and Barrie Pitt, softcover, illustrated with B/W and color photos, 1973. ITEM CONDITION: near fine. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition with no dogears, tears, or marks. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. This is not a library book nor a remainder. The wraps are in near fine condition. Very good 2-staple binding. 10 ¾ x 8 ¼, 28 pages, 3 ounces XX Part 63 of THE HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: Three more articles in the pre-D-Day series look at the organization behind the Normandy landings. On the eve of Operation Overlord the Allies had amassed 50,000 men for the spearhead assault, to be followed by 2,000,000 more. But without Allied supremacy in armor and control of the air above the battlefield, the whole operation could result in catastrophe. The task was enormous and so were the arguments over how it was to be carried out. Important weapons in the Allied arsenal were the strange, armored vehicles called The Funnies. Among the numerous B/W and color photographs and illustrations in this issue are: a panoramic view of some of the Allied troops and armored vehicles ready for invasion, huge number of American Sherman tanks and Thunderbolt planes, Eisenhower watching a pre-invasion training exercise, Sherman Firefly tank, Sturmpanzer IV tank, JAGD-Panther tank, Funnies (?armor specially adapted to deal with various types of obstacles, Duplex Drive, Bobbin, Crab, Churchill AVRE, Armoured Bulldozer, Churchill Crocodile), weaponry (Panzerschreck rocket-launcher, PIAT anti-tank launcher), Major-General P.C.S. Hobart (designer of the Funnies), Lancaster planes in flight, B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight, Martin B-26 Marauder, North American B-25 Mitchell, De Havilland Mosquito Mk XVIII, aerial views of devastation from Allied bombs. There are various maps and charts. XX In 1973 Marshall Cavendish Publishers re-issued a popular weekly series of magazines telling the history of the Second World War, primarily from European perspectives. The installment series had originally been published in the UK by BPC Publishing Ltd. in 1966. Under the editorship of Sir Basil Liddell Hart and Barrie Pitt and with articles by noted war historians and other writers, the HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR provided detailed information on military and historical aspects of the devastating war.

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• Titre: History Of the Second World War: Part 63, Pre-D-Day, The Allied War Machine
• Éditeur: Marshall Cavendish
• Date de parution: 1973
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Poids: 3 onces
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • World War II