Books of History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater
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One Night in June: The Story of Operation Tonga, the Initial Phase of the Invasion of Normandy, 1944
By Stephen Wright, Kevin ShannonOne Night in June is an account of the Glider Pilot Regiment's role in Operation Tonga, the first stage of the airborne assault in the Normandy landings in June 1944....
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膨脹的帝國：俄羅斯土地收集史
By 聞一一部俄國史，就是一部帝國疆土擴展史，一部膨脹的帝國發展史。 俄羅斯如何成為全球土地面積最大的國家？ 歷代沙皇堅信，為了俄羅斯的利益，寸土不讓。 那些土地不在俄羅斯的疆界之內，是歷史的最大不公。 從土地收集、聯合、自願臣屬、兼併到拓荒探險認識俄羅斯國家發展意識關鍵必讀之書 「這些都是我們祖先的土地」、「這是俄國沒有而又需要的土地」、「只要俄國國旗升起了，就不能再落下！」「殖民是俄羅斯民族對這些土地上小民族的幫助」…… 從世界上那些老牌帝國主義國家的歷史發展來看，這些國家對土地的爭奪是赤裸且毫不掩飾地，或更巧妙地稱之為「發現新大陸」。而俄羅斯的殖民之路，無論是內部或外部殖民，所打的旗號都是「自古以來就是俄國的土地」。 俄羅斯自古至今的發展，是以領土的征服和兼併為起始，以語言和信仰的同化為手段，以權力的臣屬和居民的歸順為橋梁，以君主的集權和帝國的霸權為最終目的。 從西元九世紀古羅斯伊始到一九一七年俄羅斯帝國崩潰，這個不斷膨脹的國家土地收集經歷四個時期，一是土地「收回」時期，二是土地「聯合、合併」時期，三是「拓荒、探險、移民、墾殖」時期，四是他國土地納入俄國版圖的「自願併入」時期。四個時期略有重疊，亦可視為四種土地收集方式。俄羅斯透過千年來的收集，成為全球土地面積最大的國家。 本書以地理區域為主線，討論俄羅斯在羅斯本部、亞洲、烏克蘭、波蘭、高加索、芬蘭等地的擴張過程。分析俄國的內部殖民或內部墾殖如何以土地收集為核心，奪取更多國家利益為準則的國家發展史。 好評推薦 吳照中 Podcast「烏克蘭什麼」創辦人洪美蘭 政治大學俄羅斯研究所教授戴萬欽 淡江大學外交與國際關係學系榮譽教授 推薦 （依姓名筆畫排序）
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D-Day Normandy: The Story and Photographs
By J. Michael Wenger, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. DillonThis handsome commemorative volume contains hundreds of Allied and German photographs, many never seen before by the general public. Written by the coauthors of Gordon W. Prange's acclaimed bestsellers At...
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A Traveller's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy
By Mike Tolhurst, Carl Shilleto, Michael TolhurstA new kind of guidebook. Each title in the series gives comprehensive information about: -- Major battles and battlefields -- Memorials, sites, cemeteries, and statues -- How to get there;...
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A Tour of the Bulge Battlefield
By William C. C. CavanaghIn a similar manner to A Tour of the Arnhem Battlefields, this new volume covers in detail the scene of one of the greatest battles of World War II. Maps...
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Nordic Warriors
By Richard Landwehr, Holger Thor NielsenIn the great struggle against Stalinist Communism which broke out in 1941, 'Germanic' volunteers from north-west Europe performed so creditably both in their national legions and in the multinational SS-Division...
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On Time, on Target: The World War II Memoir of a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne
By John D. McKenzieThe "All Americans" of the 82nd Airborne Division participated in some of the toughest fighting of WWII. As a teenager, the author joined the division shortly before the Normandy Invasion....
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D-Day 1944: Omaha Beach
By Steve ZalogaThe D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, were the largest amphibious military operation ever mounted. The greatest armada the world had ever seen was assembled to transport the Allied invasion...
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Together We Stand: Britain, America and the War in North Africa, May 1942-May 1943
By James Holland"When the Axis fores were finally driven from North Africa in May 1943, over 250,000 were taken prisoner, as many as had surrendered to the Russians at Stalingrad. It was...
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The European Campaign: Its Origins and Conduct
By Samuel J. Newland, Clayton K. S. ChunGiven the significance of World War II and the interest in the European Campaign, the authors offer a fresh look at the operations involved in winning the war in Europe....
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Normandy Breakout
By Henry MauleNormandy Breakout
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Air War Europa: America's Air War Against Germany in Europe and North Africa, 1942-1945 : Chronology
By Eric M. HammelAir War Europa: America's Air War Against Germany in Europe and North Africa, 1942-1945 : Chronology
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SOE: An Outline History of the Special Operations Executive, 1940-46
By Michael Richard Daniell FootOriginally published: London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1984.
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Ridgway's Paratroopers: The American Airborne in World War II
By Clay BlairChronicles the history of America's paratroopers in World War II and recounts the achievement of General Matthew Ridgway in successfully implementing the new airborne warfare.
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With Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest: Memories of the War Years in Hungary
By Per AngerWith Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest: Memories of the War Years in Hungary
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The French Empire at War, 1940-45
By Martin ThomasDraws on original research to look at the history of the divided French Empire - the Vichy and Free French Empires - during World War II. The text argues that,...
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Prelude to Berlin: The Red Army's Offensive Operations in Poland and Eastern Germany, 1945
By Richard W. HarrisonPrelude to Berlin: The Red Army's Offensive Operations in Poland and Eastern Germany, 1945, offers a panoramic view of the Soviet strategic offensives north of the Carpathians in the winter...
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A Soldier's Story
By Omar Nelson BradleyD-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Paris, the relentless drive through Germany toward Allied victory--Omar Bradley, the "GI General," was there for every major engagement in the...
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Witnesses of War: Children's Lives Under the Nazis
By Nicholas StargardtChildren lay at the heart of the Nazi war. The Nazis murdered Jewish, gypsy and disabled children, so that the pure-bred German child would inherit the new colonial empire being...
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The Fall of Berlin
By David Fisher, Anthony ReadThis is the story of Berlin, the city that became the Nazi's capital and their last ditch. It begins with the 1936 Olympics where Berlin is the showcase for the...