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20th Century: A Visual Guide to Events that Shaped the World by Richard Overy
Category: Non-Fiction
History as you've never seen it before - an amazing visual guide to the 20th century. From global wars to the digital revolution, explore the world-changing events of the 20th century decade-by-decade with 20th Century. This is history as you've never seen it before - the events, the people and ...Show more
A History of War in 100 Battles by Richard Overy
Category: Military
A history of warfare distilled into 100 momentous battles - epic moments that have shaped our world. From the earliest recorded skirmishes of the ancient world to the computerized conflicts of today, renowned military historian Richard Overy dramatically brings to life the sights and sounds of the most ...Show more
AXIS ASCENDANT SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE VOL 2 by Richard Overy
Category: Military | Series: Second World War Experience
Part of a series telling the complete story of the Second World War.
Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945 by Richard Overy
Category: History
A bold new approach to the Second World War from one of its foremost historians Richard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. He argues that this was the 'great imperial war', a violent end to almost a century of global i ...Show more
Blood and Ruins - The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945 by Richard Overy
Category: Military
A bold new approach to the Second World War from one of Britain's foremost military historiansRichard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. He argues that this was the 'great imperial war', a violent end to almost a centu ...Show more
Interrogations - The Nazi Elite in Allied Hands 1945 by Richard Overy
Category: History
While the trial of Hitler's fallen elite at Nuremberg has been thoroughly documented, the interval between the Nazis' capture in May and June 1945 and the start of the actual trial in late November has until now remained shrouded in shadow. With Interrogations, acclaimed historian Richard Overy opens a ...Show more
The Birth of the RAF, 1918: The World's First Air Force by Richard Overy
Category: Military
A short, brilliant account of the birth of the RAF for the centenary of its foundingThe dizzying pace of technological change in the early 20th century meant that it took only a little over ten years from the first flight by the Wright Brothers to the clash of fighter planes in the Great War. A period o ...Show more
The Birth of the RAF 1918: The World's First Air Force by Richard Overy
Category: Military
The dizzying pace of technological change in the early 20th century meant that it took only a little over ten years from the first flight by the Wright Brothers to the clash of fighter planes in the Great War. A period of terrible, rapid experiment followed to gain a brief technological edge. By the end ...Show more
The Bombing War: Europe, 1939-1945 by Richard Overy
Category: History
This is the ultimate history of the Blitz and bombing in the Second World War, from Wolfson Prize-winning historian and author Richard Overy. The use of massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize civilians was an aspect of the Second World War which continues to challenge the idea that Allies speci ...Show more
The Bombing War: Europe 1939-1945 by Richard Overy
Category: Accessories
This is the ultimate history of the Blitz and bombing in the Second World War, from Wolfson Prize-winning historian and author Richard Overy. The use of massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize civilians was an aspect of the Second World War which continues to challenge the idea that Allies speci ...Show more
The Inter-War Crisis by Richard Overy
Category: Health | Series: Seminar Studies
The Inter-War Crisis is a concise yet analytical overview of the rapidly-changing world between 1918 and 1939, covering the political, economic and social instability that resulted from the First World War and the eventual descent towards the fresh upheaval of the Second World War. Revised throughout an ...Show more
The New York Times Complete World War II: The Coverage of the Entire Conflict by Richard Overy
Category: Military
The Times' complete coverage of World War II is now available in a paperback edition of this unique book. Hundreds of the most riveting articles from the archives of the Times including firsthand accounts of major events and little-known anecdotes have been selected for inclusion in The New York Times: ...Show more