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Well respected as a military historian, Neillands tells an absorbing story ... he can take great pride in the end result of his labours (Liverpool Daily Post)
A splendid book (Western Daily Press)
Meticulously researched (Contemporary Review)
This is a touching book of valour and victory. And its might comes from allowing us to make our own opinions of war, reading it as the exciting account that it is. This is quite simply a book in a million (Bangor Chronicle)
An engrossing study of the first 30 years of strategic air forces ... Neillands has made a valuable contribution to the history of air warfare (Saul David, Sunday Telegraph on THE BOMBER WAR)
Rarely has oral history been put to better use (Blake Morrison, Independent on Sunday on THE BOMBE)
Neillands's central argument, sustained by a rich vein of oral evidence culled from hundreds of veterans of the conflict, is hard to fault (Richard Overy, Literary Review on THE BOMBER WAR)
In a crystal clear and reasoned way, this book counters some of the claptrap uttered about this aspect of the Second World War. It is also a compelling and very moving account of how thousands of British, Commonwealth and American aircrew sallied forth to attack Hitler's Reich (Major General Julian Thompson CB OBE on THE BOMBER)
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A splendid book (Western Daily Press)
Meticulously researched (Contemporary Review)
This is a touching book of valour and victory. And its might comes from allowing us to make our own opinions of war, reading it as the exciting account that it is. This is quite simply a book in a million (Bangor Chronicle)
An engrossing study of the first 30 years of strategic air forces ... Neillands has made a valuable contribution to the history of air warfare (Saul David, Sunday Telegraph on THE BOMBER WAR)
Rarely has oral history been put to better use (Blake Morrison, Independent on Sunday on THE BOMBE)
Neillands's central argument, sustained by a rich vein of oral evidence culled from hundreds of veterans of the conflict, is hard to fault (Richard Overy, Literary Review on THE BOMBER WAR)
In a crystal clear and reasoned way, this book counters some of the claptrap uttered about this aspect of the Second World War. It is also a compelling and very moving account of how thousands of British, Commonwealth and American aircrew sallied forth to attack Hitler's Reich (Major General Julian Thompson CB OBE on THE BOMBER)
From June 1940 to October 1942, Eighth Army was the only Western army facing and fighting the Axis powers, Italian as well as German, on the battlefield. It was a British army, but represented the Free World. Some of the great fighting divisions of the War were part of it - the 9th Australian, the 2nd New Zealand, 1st South African, 4th Indian, 51st Highland and 7th Armoured - the famous Desert Rats - joined by the Free French, the Greek Brigade, and many more from Britain and around the world.
Though ultimately triumphant, the Army was not always victorious - it had to fight obsolete equipment, indifferent command and excessive demands as well as the enemy - not forgetting its most admired foe, Rommel, who met his match in Eighth Army's General Sir Bernard Montgomery (Monty).
This book is built on the memories of Eighth Army veterans, collected from all over the world. It includes personal accounts of the battles fought at Sidi Rezegh, Alamein, in Sicily and at Cassino - and all the way to the Gothic Line, the end of Eighth Army's 3,000-mile march to victory. It is a story that deserves to be told, about an army that deserves to be remembered.
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- ÉditeurJohn Murray Publishers Ltd
- Date d'édition2004
- ISBN 10 0719556473
- ISBN 13 9780719556470
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages480
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Eighth Army: From the Western Desert to the Alps, 1939-1945
Edité par
John Murray
(2004)
ISBN 10 : 0719556473
ISBN 13 : 9780719556470
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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR002707734
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Eighth Army: From the Western Desert to the Alps, 1939-1945
Edité par
John Murray Press, United Kingdom
(2004)
ISBN 10 : 0719556473
ISBN 13 : 9780719556470
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Paperback
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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : Good. From June 1940 to October 1942, Eighth Army was the only Western army facing and fighting the Axis powers, Italian as well as German, on the battlefield. It was a British army, but represented the Free World. Some of the great fighting divisions of the War were part of it -- the 9th Australian, the 2nd New Zealand, 1st South African, 4th Indian, 51st Highland and 7th Armoured -- the famous Desert Rats -- joined by the Free French, the Greek Brigade, and many more from Britain and around the world. Though ultimately triumphant, the Army was not always victorious -- it had to fight obsolete equipment, indifferent command and excessive demands as well as the enemy -- not forgetting its most admired foe, Rommel, who met his match in Eighth Army's General Sir Bernard Montgomery (Monty). This book is built on the memories of Eighth Army veterans, collected from all over the world. It includes personal accounts of the battles fought at Sidi Rezegh, Alamein, in Sicily and at Cassino -- and all the way to the Gothic Line, the end of Eighth Army's 3,000-mile march to victory. It is a story that deserves to be told, about an army that deserves to be remembered. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR001131438
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