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An illustrated history of the allied forces in charge of destroying German war machines. Includes bibliographical references (page 160). 160 pages illustrations, maps, portraits 21 cm.

Met index, lit. opg. XIX, 489 p., [24] p. pl. : ill., plgr. ; 24 cm

Met literatuuropgave en index. XXII, 545 pagina's : kaarten ; 25 cm

23 cm.

The past two years of warfare have left Somalia devastated and on the brink of even greater calamity. The increasingly brutal conflict involves Ethiopian military forces and the Somali Transitional Federal Government against a powerful but fragmented insurgency. Civilians trapped between the warring parties bear the brunt of the fighting, especially in the urban battleground ofMogadishu, the Somali ...

In The Bombing War, Richard Overy gives the first full narrative account of the aerial devastation of the European continent during World War II. From Stalingrad to the ports of the French west coast, from Clydeside to Malta, bombing was experienced by millions of ordinary Europeans. 500 pages ; 24 cm

"World War II was the largest and most destructive conflict in human history. It was an existential struggle that pitted irreconcilable political systems and ideologies against one another across the globe in a decade of violence unlike any other. There is little doubt today that the United States had to engage in the fighting, especially after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. ...

Looks at the Japanese suicide bombers and the devastation they caused during World War II. Investigates the factors that led young Japanese pilots to go on suicidal missions. Examines the role that fear of the kamikaze played in the United States' decision to avoid an invasion of the Japanese mainland. Includes footage of actual kamikaze attacks from U.S. and Japanese newsreels. Engels gesproken, Nederlands ...

"In the summer of 2016 acclaimed archaeologist Richard Freund and his team made news worldwide when they discovered an escape tunnel from the Ponar burial pits in Lithuania. This Holocaust site where more than 100,000 people perished is usually remembered for the terrible devastation that happened there. In the midst of this devastation, the discovery of an escape tunnel reminds us of the determination ...

A chronicle of Germany's transformation during a pivotal year describes the devastation from the war's final battles, the death marches and acts of vengeance suffered by ordinary citizens, and the first postwar year's burgeoning social, economic, and political cultures. 1st U.S. ed. x, 522 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

In the final days of World War II, a courageous band of Jewish partisans makes its way from Russia to Italy, moving toward the ultimate goal of Palestine. Based on a true story, 'If Not Now, When?' chronicles their adventures as they wage a personal war of revenge against the Nazis: blowing up trains, rescuing the last victims of concentration camps, scoring victories in the face of unspeakable devastation. ...

"Since 1996 war has raged in the Congo while the world has looked away. Waves of armed conflict and atrocities against civilians have resulted in over three million casualties, making this one of the bloodiest yet least understood conflicts of recent times." "In The Congo Wars Thomas Tinner provides the first in-depth analysis of what happened. The book describes a resource-rich region, suffering from ...