History Of the Second World War: Part 64, Pre-D-Day, Europe?s Secret Armies

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

Edité par Marshall Cavendish, 1973

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HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: PART 64, PRE-D-DAY, EUROPE'S SECRET ARMIES, edited by Sir Basil Liddell Hart and Barrie Pitt, softcover, illustrated with B/W 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 64 of THE HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: ?Throughout Europe in the months which followed Hitler?s victories in the west, men?s thoughts turned to resistance. The Allied build-up for D-Day was assisted by the work of the Special Operations Executive which coordinated resistance operations with Allied strategic needs. The Allied High Command realized that the European resistance as a force of considerable importance which would weigh heavily in the balance of resources.? There are also articles on the Gestapo, ?the Terror of Europe,? the ways the Allies helped Resistance fighters behind enemy lines, ?Shaping the Plans? (further improvements in D-Day plans), and ?D-Day, the Hidden Meaning.? Among the numerous B/W and color photographs and illustrations in this issue are: Maquis outpost (French Resistance saboteurs), members of the ?secret army? of Poland, guerrillas in Krakow, various French Maquis groups, members of the Paris Gestapo, torture methods of Gestapo, French secret press, Lysander aircraft, assistants of Special Operations Executive (Allied help for Resistance), Danish Resistance fighters with Sten guns, handiwork of Resistance (wrecked rail lines and bridges), D-Day landing craft drills. There are various maps and charts. 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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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: History Of the Second World War: Part 64, Pre-D-Day, Europe?s Secret Armies
• 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