Synopses & Reviews
It was the war to end all wars, a conflict without precedent in which millions perishedand#8212;and it was also one of the first conflagrations captured comprehensively in photographs. These carefully selected images capture World War One in all its haunting detail. From the mud of Flanders to the beaches of Gallipoli, all the great battles, all the theaters of operations, and all the nationalities involved are commemorated. It's an intensely moving testament to the patriotism and innocence of the men and women who volunteered, the bloody reality of trench warfare on the Western Front, the terror of gas and mechanized weaponry, the sea battles around the globe, and the ultimate sacrifice of a generation. Divided year by year, each chapter opens with a comprehensive overview of the main events and developments.
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D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in historyand#8212;and this rich multimedia archive offers a unique and unparalleled look at its planning and execution. It's a stunning collectors' edition that includes
D-Day: The Concise History by Richard Holmes; a beautifully reproduced photo album with more than 100 photographs; a giant foldout map of the Overlord campaign that effectively destroyed the German forces in France; a 75-minute CD; and ten facsimile documents, from an airborne soldier's diary to top-secret high-command reports. Published in association with London's Imperial War Museum,
D-Day:and#160;Theand#160;Files covers every facet of this historic day.and#160;
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It was the war to end all warsand#8212;and one of the first conflagrations captured comprehensively in photographs. On its 100th anniversary, these carefully selected images, organized chronologically, capture World War One in all its haunting detail, from the mud of Flanders to the beaches of Gallipoli, and across all the battles and nations. It's a moving testament to a generation's ultimate sacrifice.
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To honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day, this superlative book tells the story of the landings through more than 200 key objects carried by the men who launched the campaign. Selected for their importance to the outcome, and often arranged exactly as the kits were, the artifacts include uniforms, personal mementos, rations, blueprints, and even rare German Army and Waffen SS material.
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and#160;To honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day, this superlatively photographed book tells the story of the landings through more than 200 key objects carried by the men who launched the campaign. Selected for their importance to the outcome, and often arranged exactly as the participants' kits were, the artifacts include uniforms and personal mementos of such Generals as Eisenhower and Patton; blueprints of the Mulberry harbors; personal mementos of the US Rangers on Omaha Beach and British Airborne troops at Pegasus Bridge; K-rations and cigarettes, and even rare German Army and Waffen SS material collected from the Normandy battlefields. International in scope, the book covers the US, UK, Canadian, Polish, Free French, and French Resistance, along with Axis soldiers.and#160;
About the Author
Richard Holmes was one of the UK's leading military historians. As well as being the General Editor of the
Oxford Companion to Military History, he presented several documentary series for the BBC. His books include
World War II in Photographs (Carlton),
D-Day Remembered (Carlton),
The Napoleonic Wars Experience in the Carlton and#8220;Experienceand#8221; series, as well as
Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front (Harper Perennial),
Wellington: The Iron Duke (HarperCollins), and
Red Coat (HarperCollins). He died in 2011.