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Victory: World War II in Real Time [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 224 pages, height x width: 254x203 mm, Full-colour photographs
  • Izdošanas datums: 10-Nov-2020
  • Izdevniecība: Sterling
  • ISBN-10: 1454941162
  • ISBN-13: 9781454941163
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 224 pages, height x width: 254x203 mm, Full-colour photographs
  • Izdošanas datums: 10-Nov-2020
  • Izdevniecība: Sterling
  • ISBN-10: 1454941162
  • ISBN-13: 9781454941163
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Victory commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII: May 8, 1945, VE Day; August 14, VJ Day; and September 2, the formal signing of the instrument of surrender. This stunning book covers the war through contemporary Associated Press coverage of 40&;45 key events, plus human-interest accounts. The stories and photographs are presented chronologically so that readers of today can experience the scope of the war in the same way people of that era learned of the events. From Germany&;s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to Japan&;s ceremonial signing of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, each event is vividly brought to life through images and text from the original articles; historian Alan Axelrod provides insightful introductory text for each chapter.


A commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the WWII victory, Victory covers the war through "breaking news&; stories and photographs from the Associated Press&;the main US chronicler of the conflict.

Victory commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII: May 8, 1945, VE Day; August 14, VJ Day; and September 2, the formal signing of the instrument of surrender. This stunning book covers the war through contemporary Associated Press coverage of 40&;45 key events, plus human-interest accounts. The stories and photographs are presented chronologically so that readers of today can experience the scope of the war in the same way people of that era learned of the events. From Germany&;s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to Japan&;s ceremonial signing of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, each event is vividly brought to life through images and text from the original articles; historian Alan Axelrod provides insightful introductory text for each chapter.
 

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"There are plenty of illuminating behind-the-scenes moments. . . . Many of the photographs, such as [ AP photographer] Joe Rosenthals image of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, are iconic, but refreshingly, there are numerous lesser-known images as well. A vivid account that has something to please most WWII buffs."Kirkus "There are plenty of illuminating behind-the-scenes moments. . . . Many of the photographs, such as [ AP photographer] Joe Rosenthals image of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, are iconic, but refreshingly, there are numerous lesser-known images as well. A vivid account that has something to please most WWII buffs."Kirkus

Foreword viii
Preface: Reporting The War x
Publisher's Note xi
Introduction xvi
Chapter One 1939
xx
March 15: Hitler Occupies Czechoslovakia
2(2)
March 16: Hitler Proclaims Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
4(2)
May 22: Germany, Italy Sign Military Accord
6(2)
Aug. 24: Germany, Russia Sign Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
8(2)
Sept. 13: Germany Invades Poland; France, Britain Declare War on Germany
10(4)
Chapter Two 1940
14(24)
May 10: Germany Invades the Low Countries
16(4)
May 10: Chamberlain Resigns; Churchill British Prime Minister
20(1)
June 4: Dunkirk Evacuation; Port Falls to Nazis
21(5)
June 22: Armistice between France and Germany
26(2)
Sept. 7: The London Blitz Begins
28(4)
Sept. 16: U.S. Selective Service Act Enacted
32(4)
Sept. 27: Tripartite (Berlin) Pact Signed
36(2)
Chapter Three 1941
38(20)
March 11: Lend-Lease Act
40(2)
March 22: 99th Pursuit Squadron--Tuskegee Airmen--Formed
42(1)
June 15: FDR Prohibits Discrimination in Defense Industry
43(1)
June 22: Operation Barbarossa Begins
44(3)
Dec. 7: Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor, Declares War on U.S.
47(6)
Dec. 8: U.S., Britain Declare War on Japan
53(1)
Dec. 23: MacArthur Declares Manila an Open City, Orders Retreat to Bataan
54(4)
Chapter Four 1942
Feb. 19: U.S. Internment of Japanese Americans Begins
58(4)
April 9: Bataan Falls to Japanese; Bataan Death March
62(2)
April 18: Doolittle Raid on Japan
64(2)
May 5-6: Battle of Corregidor
66(2)
June 4-7: Battle of Midway
68(4)
Aug. 7: U.S. Forces Land on Guadalcanal
72(2)
Nov. 8: Operation Torch Begins
74(2)
Nov. 25: Nazi Plan to Exterminate Jews Reported
76(4)
Chapter Five 1943
Jan. 14-24: Casablanca Conference
80(2)
Feb. 1: Battle of Stalingrad Ends with Soviet Victory
82(3)
May 22: Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, Pearl Harbor Architect, Killed
85(1)
May 12: Axis Powers Surrender in Tunisia
86(2)
July 5: Battle of Kursk Begins
88(2)
July 10: Allied Forces Land in Sicily
90(2)
July 25: Mussolini Resigns; Arrested Next Day
92(2)
Sept. 3: Allies Land in Southern Italy
94(2)
Oct. 14: Second Raid on Schweinfurt
96(2)
Chapter Six 1944
98(50)
Jan. 27: Soviets End Siege of Leningrad
100(2)
May 23: Allies Launch Breakout Offensive at Anzio
102(2)
June 5: U.S. Fifth Army Captures Rome
104(2)
June 6: D-Day--Allies Invade France
106(8)
July 9: Allies Win Battle of Saipan
114(4)
July 20: Hitler Assassination Attempt
118(2)
July 27: Allies Break Through Gap at Normandy
120(2)
Aug. 25: Liberation of Paris
122(6)
Sept. 11: U.S. First Army Invades Germany
128(2)
Sept. 16: U.S. First Army Breaches Siegfried Line
130(2)
Sept. 17-25: Operation Market Garden
132(3)
Oct. 20: Mac Arthur Returns to the Philippines
135(2)
Oct. 23-26: Battle of Leyte Gulf; MacArthur Takes Back Philippines
137(1)
Dec. 16: Battle of the Bulge Begins
138(10)
Chapter Seven 1945
Feb. 13-15: Bombing of Dresden
148(3)
Feb. 23: Marines Take Iwo Jima
151(3)
April 1-June 22: Battle of Okinawa
154(4)
April 11: Liberation of Buchenwald
158(4)
April 12: Death of Roosevelt; Truman Assumes Presidency
162(4)
April 25: U.S. and Soviet Armies Link Up in Torgau
166(2)
April 28: Mussolini Executed
168(1)
April 30: Hitler Suicide
169(1)
May 2: Berlin Falls to Soviets
170(2)
May 7-9: Surrender of Germany; V-E Day; Peace Agreement Signed
172(10)
July 17-Aug. 2: Potsdam Conference
182(2)
Aug. 6/9: Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
184(3)
Aug. 8: Russia Declares War on Japan
187(3)
Aug. 14: Surrender of Japan; First (Unofficial) V-J Day
190(6)
Sept. 2: Surrender Ceremony; V-J Day Declared
196(6)
Acknowledgments 202(2)
Picture Credits 204
Alan Axelrod has written more than 100 books, including the CEO and Real History series, Disruptors and The Gilded Age (all Sterling). He was co-author of the New York Times bestseller What Every American Should Know About American History (with Charles Phillips,) as well as the Businessweek bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio programmes and in magazine and newspaper articles. The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York City. The AP teams in over 100 countries tell the world's stories, from breaking news to investigative reporting. The AP provides content and services to help engage audiences worldwide, working with companies of all types, from broadcasters to brands.