Why the Allies won
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1st Norton pbk. publishing.
Unpredictable victory : explaining World War II -- Little ships and lonely aircraft : the battle for the seas -- Deep war : Stalingrad and Kursk -- The Means to victory : bombers and bombing -- Along a good road : the invasion of France -- A Genius for mass-production : economies at war -- A War of engines : technology and military power -- Impossible unity : allies and leaders in war -- Evil things, excellent things : the moral contest -- Why the allies won.
The author offers a thorough analysis of the events, efforts, and qualities that led to the Allied victory in World War II: the war at sea, the battles in Russia and Eastern Europe, the air war, and the invasion of Europe, the relocation of the Soviet industrial base, along with the quality of leadership, fighiting ability, and moral motivation.
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PUBLISHED
New York : W.W. Norton, 1997.
Year Published: 1997
Description: xiv, 396 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
039331619X
9780393316193
SUBJECTS
World War, 1939-1945.
Strategy.