The World War II Collection: 5-Volume Box Set Edition
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About the Author\nNigel Cawthorne studied at University College, London, where he gained an Honours degree in Physics, before turning to writing as a career. He has been a writer and editor for over 25 years, the last 21 freelance. He has written, contributed to and edited more than sixty books, including Fighting Them On The Beaches: D-Day, 6 June 1944, The Battle of Britain, Vietnam: A War Lost and Won, Stalin, and The Story of the SS. His work has also appeared in over a hundred and fifty newspapers, magazines and partworks on both sides of the Atlantic – from the Sun to the Financial Times, and includes contributions to Nam, Eyewitness Nam and The Falklands War. Nigel also visited Vietnam with the legendary Tim Page, where he researched the material for Nam, Eyewitness Nam, and The Bamboo Cage. He is also the creator of websites on the Battle of Hastings, and Pearl Harbor.\nAl Cimino is a journalist and author who specialises in history and crime. His books include Great Record Labels, Spree Killers, War in the Pacific, Omaha Beach, Battle of Guadalcanal and Battle of Midway. Al was brought up in New York City and now lives in London.\nRichard Dargie lectured in Social Studies at the University of Edinburgh, where his research interests included history teacher training and history textbooks. His recent publications include Scotland in the Middle Ages, Medieval Scotland, and Living in a Roman Villa.\nThis handsome box set brings together five titles which recount the major events of World War II, from Dunkirk to the Nuremberg trials. With breakdowns of skillful military manoeuvres, chilling accounts of Nazi organizations and astounding details from the fall of Berlin, this collection chronicles the defeat of Germany and the Axis powers.\nThese titles are:
• Great Battles of World War II by Michael Dudley
• The D-Day Landings by Nigel Cawthorne
• Hitler's Last Day by Richard Dargie
• The Story of the SS by Al Cimino
• The Nuremberg Trials by Alexander Macdonald\nA great read for both military history enthusiasts and those eager to learn more about World War II.