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It makes absorbing reading, particularly for armchair strategists, today. When Japan entered the war, Wilmot returned to Australia, then went out to cover the war in the Pacific. Wilmot was en route back to Britain from that assignment on BOAC Flight tor his plane, a Comet 1broke up following explosive decompression strjggle the Mediterranean Sea; all aboard were killed. Hardcoverpages. Amazon Inspire Digital Educational Resources.
Amazon Advertising Find, attract, and engage customers. The pattern eurlpe post-war Europe, he maintains, was determined during the fighting; he sees the shaping of events through a study of wartime diplomacy and strategy and the impact on chesteer policies of the personalities of the statesmen and generals with whom the decisions lay.
Learn more about Amazon Prime. Russell Macphail rated it it was amazing Aug 11, Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. One of the stops was in Nazi Germany where he went to a Nuremberg Rally. His conclusions are sound. One feels a satisfying sense of the actual ebb and flow of events on the field at important turning points.
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Sign In Forgot password? Read more Read less. Review Text A singularly dispassionate objective one volume history of the war in Europe, written by an Australian BBC correspondent, who was himself participant in some of the phases of which he writes.
The fact that Chester Wilmot had access to all of the high level command staff resources, on both sides-allied and axis, immediately after the was over, delivered a different and more intimate slant on the total picture, if there ever will be a total picture, of that tremendous conflict.
No trivia or quizzes yet. Product details Paperback Publisher: The narrative is also a breeze compared chestwr Bradley, Eisenhower, Montgomery et. This is the best book I have read on the subject.
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Customers who bought this item also bought. After the war he continued to work as a broadcast reporter, and wrote a well-appreciated book about the liberation of Europe.
Wilmot has a gift, enhanced in the original edition by excellent and detailed maps, for forensic examination of the critical military operations where events hinged on a single engagement or decision; competent narratives with varied and impressive sourcing and ample footnotes.
The Queen herself was in New Zealand for Christmas. I was glad to have read Wilmott first; and some years prior to B of B – as it helped to place the personal narratives in B of B, and other of its ilk, within the wider scope of the west. Wordsworth Editions- History – pages.
Gives short shrift to the war in Italy and elsewhere and focuses on the battle for France and the Soviet invasion of Eastern Europe. Product details Format Paperback pages Dimensions x x 40mm Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon. Nicholas Russon rated it really liked it Dec 07, Description This classic text describes the build-up of the invasion of Europe, and the scenes at the beach-head and in the “bocage” of Normandy.
Other books in this series. I was probably fifteen when I read it first published in and I was thrilled by how exciting history could be.
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An excellent, if a little outdated, account of the Allied invasion of Europe. David Nott rated it really liked it Jan 13, Looking for beautiful books?
The American War With Japan. The title is a little misleading, since it is only concerned with the preparations for D Day and the progress of the war in Western Europe up to the German surrender, but my goodness, this is how history should be written. Purchase Subscription prices and ordering Short-term Access To purchase short term access, please sign strhggle to your Oxford Sfruggle account above.
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AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. What a tragedy he died before he could write further masterful books on his experiences and understanding.
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