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As we approach the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II, interest in the greatest military conflict of all time remains stronger than ever. Richard Holmes, one of Britain's finest military historiansassisted by the research staff of the Imperial War Museumtakes us on a photographic look back at the confrontation. In year-by-year chapters, from 193945, this breathtaking volume covers every theater of operations. Dramatic, hard hitting, and intensely moving, this is a unique visual testament to the millions who lost their lives in the war, and a reminder of both the heroism and horror of global combat.

Richard Holmes is Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University and the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, and President of the British Commission for Military History. He has written over 20 books, including his trilogy on the British Soldier, Redcoat; Tommy, Sahib, The First World War in Photographs, The D-Day Experience, The Napoleonic Wars Experience, and Marlborough: England’s Fragile Genius. He has also presented seven television documentary series, from Rebels and Redcoats, about the American Revolution, to In the Footsteps of Churchill.

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World War II in Photographs

World War II in Photographs

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