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Forgotten Voices Desert Victory
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Author : Imperial War Museum
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-05-12
Forgotten Voices Desert Victory written by Imperial War Museum and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-12 with History categories.
‘Between Friday and Monday we never slept at all. Everyone’s face was one mass of sand ... The guns were so hot, all the paint had gone’ Bombardier Ray Ellis Had the Allies lost in North Africa, Rommel’s Afrika Korps would have swept through the Middle East, cutting the vital supply line through the Suez Canal to Australia and India, and taking the oilfields of the Persian Gulf. Britain would have been isolated, without oil, and unable to fight. These historic battles of 1940–1943 were fought over vast distances on rugged terrain, with supply lines often stretched to breaking point. It was here that David Stirling formed the SAS to perform audacious sabotage missions, and the Long Range Desert Group collected intelligence from behind enemy lines. This is the story of the Allies’ first victory against Hitler’s army, told in the voices of the men who were there, which proved that the seemingly unstoppable Germans could be beaten.
Destiny In The Desert
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Author : Jonathan Dimbleby
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2012-10-15
Destiny In The Desert written by Jonathan Dimbleby and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-15 with History categories.
It was the British victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 that inspired one of Winston Churchill's most famous aphorisms: 'This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning'. And yet the significance of this episode remains unrecognised. In this thrilling historical account, Jonathan Dimbleby describes the political and strategic realities that lay behind the battle, charting the nail-biting months that led to the victory at El Alamein in November 1942. It is a story of high drama, played out both in the war capitals of London, Washington, Berlin, Rome and Moscow, and at the front in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morrocco and Algeria and in the command posts and foxholes in the desert. Destiny in the Desert is about politicians and generals, diplomats, civil servants and soldiers. It is about forceful characters and the tensions and rivalries between them. Drawing on official records and the personal insights of those involved at every level, Dimbleby creates a vivid portrait of a struggle which for Churchill marked the turn of the tide - and which for the soldiers on the ground involved fighting and dying in a foreign land. Now available in paperback in time, Destiny in the Desert, which was shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman prize 2012-13, is required reading for anyone with an interest in the Desert War.
Hitler S War In Africa 1941 1942
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Author : David Mitchelhill-Green
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2021-08-04
Hitler S War In Africa 1941 1942 written by David Mitchelhill-Green and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-04 with History categories.
Adolf Hitler’s war in Africa arose from the urgent need to reinforce the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, whose 1940 invasion of Egypt had been soundly beaten. Of secondary importance to his ideological dream of conquering the Soviet Union, Germany’s Führer rushed a small mechanised force into the unfamiliar North African theatre to stave off defeat and avert any political fallout. This fresh account begins with the arrival of the largely unprepared German formations, soon to be stricken by disease and heavily reliant upon captured materiel, as they fought a bloody series of see-sawing battles across the Western Desert. David Mitchelhill-Green has gathered a wealth of personal narratives from both sides as he follows the brash exploits of General Erwin Rommel, intent on retaking Libya; the Nile firmly in his sights. Against this backdrop is the brutal human experience of war itself.
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War
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Author : Max Arthur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War written by Max Arthur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Oral history categories.
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War
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Author : Max Arthur
language : en
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Release Date : 2004
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War written by Max Arthur and has been published by Globe Pequot this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Oral history categories.
FORGOTTEN VOICES OF THE GREAT WAR is the fruit of a project of the British Imperial War Museum begun in 1972 to tape-record the accounts of soldiers of all the armies involved in The Great War.
Forgotten Voices Of Burma
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Author : Julian Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-09-30
Forgotten Voices Of Burma written by Julian Thompson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-30 with History categories.
From the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War 2 - the Burma Campaign. In 1941 the Allies fought in a disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese - an enemy more prepared, better organised and more powerful than anyone had imagined. Yet in 1944, following key battles at Kohima and Imphal, and daring operations behind enemy lines by the Chindits, the Commonwealth army were back, retaking lost ground one bloody battle at a time. Fighting in dense jungle and open paddy field, this brutal campaign was the longest fought by the British Commonwealth in the Second World War. But the troops taking part were a forgotten army, and the story of their remarkable feats and their courage remains largely untold to this day. The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of the Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha and Indian regiments fought alongside one another and became comrades. In Forgotten Voices of Burma - a remarkable new oral history taken from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive - soldiers from both sides tell their stories of this epic conflict.
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War
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Author : Max Arthur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War written by Max Arthur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
This is a landmark work using unique Imperial War Museum archive material, in which the story of World War One is told in the words of the men and women who were actually there. Originally published: 2002.
Never Surrender
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Author : Robert Kershaw
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Never Surrender written by Robert Kershaw and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
In Never Surrender Robert Kershaw captures the authentic voices of the ordinary heroes of the Second World War, from the soldiers fighting abroad to those battling on the home front, and creates an extraordinary portrait of a generation fighting for survival. Beginning with first-hand accounts of the reaction to Chamberlain's declaration of war in 1939, Kershaw portrays the many aspects of war through the words of those who were there, from the sailors of the little ships of Dunkirk to German soldiers preparing for Operation 'Sea Lion'. He takes us from the nightly horrors of the Blitz to battles in the limitless desert of North Africa, and from jungle war in Burma to Lancaster bombers over Germany and the beaches of Normandy. This is an attempt to portray their ethos before it is too late. Featuring new interviews with veterans and civilians from Britain, the Commonwealth and Germany as well as diaries, letters, and first-hand accounts, this is a testimony to the remarkable men and women who lived through the Second World War - whose refusal to surrender changed them forever.
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War
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Author : Max Arthur (Military historian)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War written by Max Arthur (Military historian) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Oral history categories.
In 1960 a team of archivists from the Imperial War Museum began the task of tracking down ordinary World War I veterans and interviewing them in detail about their war experiences. This text includes first-hand experiences from German, US, Canadian and ANZ soldiers.
Lost Voices
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Author : Martin King
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 2021-11
Lost Voices written by Martin King and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11 with categories.
2017 is the 100th anniversary of America's declaration of war against Germany. Many historians take a diminutive stance regarding America's involvement but it cannot be underestimated by any means. It was the reason that brought Germany to it is knees and forced them to accept an armistice that was a victory of sorts achieved over the German forces and their allies. There is global renewed interest in World War One. All the protagonists are long dead but many of their relatives are still with us. This volume will draw you into the whole experience from the home front to the hell of the trenches. These are the voices of those who were never heard but their suffering and their involvement was total and uncompromising, and now finally they can breathe again. They are not forgotten.