The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of World War II

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The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of World War II Is a detailed study of the battles, weapons, personalities and political events which comprised the most complex war in modern history. Every major plane, tank, artillery piece, hand gun and ship is described - from the B-17 to the aircraft carrier, from the M-1 rifle to the V-2 rocket. Biographical sketches of leading and less Important figures In the war from warlords like Hitler and Stalin to generals like Patton, Rommel, Guderlan, Yamashlta, Eisenhower and Montgomery have been covered. Every battle is described with every major campaign, and dozens of relevant maps have been juxtaposed near them to give them greater clarity. Important tanks, planes and other weapons are Illustrated by photographs and line drawings. This encyclopedia will form an essential part of the library of military enthusiasts, historians and the wider reading public - in fact, anyone who wants a comprehensive one-volume work which encompasses every... Tovább

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The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of World War II Is a detailed study of the battles, weapons, personalities and political events which comprised the most complex war in modern history. Every major plane, tank, artillery piece, hand gun and ship is described - from the B-17 to the aircraft carrier, from the M-1 rifle to the V-2 rocket. Biographical sketches of leading and less Important figures In the war from warlords like Hitler and Stalin to generals like Patton, Rommel, Guderlan, Yamashlta, Eisenhower and Montgomery have been covered. Every battle is described with every major campaign, and dozens of relevant maps have been juxtaposed near them to give them greater clarity. Important tanks, planes and other weapons are Illustrated by photographs and line drawings. This encyclopedia will form an essential part of the library of military enthusiasts, historians and the wider reading public - in fact, anyone who wants a comprehensive one-volume work which encompasses every Important aspect of the greatest holocaust In history.
Included in this work are over 300 illustrations, maps, diagrams, line drawings and charts. Its highly authoritative text of 225,000 words was written by an International team of historians, under the direction of one of the most highly acclaimed historians in the world today, John Keegan, of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, who wrote many of the entries and whose recent work. The Face of Battle, has been described as one of the most important contributions to military history In the 20th century. John Taylor, Editor of Jane's All The World's Aircraft, headed a group of historians who wrote the aircraft sections; Antony Preston, one of the world's leading naval authorities, wrote and supervised the ships and naval battle sections; Professor John Bradley supervised the Eastern European contributions; Ian Hogg, the world's foremost authority on small arms, infantry weapons and artillery, contributed his entries; and Professor Ronald Heiferman of Quinnlpiac College, Connecticut and William Koenig, specialists In Far Eastern and Burmese history respectively, made their contributions. This encyclopedia was edited by S. L. Mayer, author and editor of over twenty books on World War 11 and related subjects. Under Keegan's leadership this distinguished team has produced an Encyclopedia of World War II which is certain to become a classic reference work for all those interested in the history of this century. Vissza