Victory in World War II: The Allies' Defeat of the Axis Forces

Capella, 2005. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Before Alamein we never won a battle, after Alamein we never lost one."Winston Churchill". Although this is an exaggeration, it is perhaps a pardonable one. The second battle of El Alamein in November 1942 was followed in April 1943 by the complete withdrawal of German troops from North Africa. Meanwhile, on the Eastern Front, the Red Army had entered the hell of Stalingrad and emerged victorious. In the Pacific, American troops had captured and held the strategically vital island of Guadalcanal, in the teeth of frantic Japanese counter-attacks. In Burma, the Chindits were continuing to harass the enemy while British forces regrouped in preparation for the recapture of the country. The tide of the war had begun inexorably to turn in favour of the Allies. Victory covers all fronts in detail as it charts the progress of the final years of World War II. 352 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Military; Military & Warfare; War::World War II. ISBN: 1841933511. ISBN/EAN: 9781841933511. Inventory No: 259991. . 9781841933511 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.