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Book, Coronet, Most secret war, 1979
Reginald Jones was nothing less than a genius. And his appointment to the Intelligence Section of Britain's Air Ministry in 1939 led to some of the most astonishing scientific and technological breakthroughs of the Second World War. In Most Secret War he details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. He tells of the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and many other ingenious ideas and devices. Jones was the man with the plan to save Britain and his story makes for riveting reading.Index, notes, ill, maps, plans, p.702.non-fictionReginald Jones was nothing less than a genius. And his appointment to the Intelligence Section of Britain's Air Ministry in 1939 led to some of the most astonishing scientific and technological breakthroughs of the Second World War. In Most Secret War he details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. He tells of the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and many other ingenious ideas and devices. Jones was the man with the plan to save Britain and his story makes for riveting reading. world war 1939 – 1945 – secret service – britain, world war 1939 – 1945 – science and technology -
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Book, Time Life Books, The shadow war, 1989
This volume is one of a series that chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. It examines German espionageIndex, bibliography, ill, p.185.non-fictionThis volume is one of a series that chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. It examines German espionageworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, world war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history -
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Book, Faber and Faber et al, Escape to danger, 1946
... World War 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - Germany...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - Germany ...Story of the captivity, experiences and escapes of of British airmen in World war Two.Ill, p.341.non-fictionStory of the captivity, experiences and escapes of of British airmen in World war Two.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - germany, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives -
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Book, Time Life Books, The reach for empire, 1987
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World war 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the rise and eventual fall of Nazi Germany during World War II.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.162.non-fictionChronicles the rise and eventual fall of Nazi Germany during World War II. germany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 -
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Book, Time Life Books, The apparatus of death, 1991
Chronicles the destruction of European Jewry during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.183.non-fictionChronicles the destruction of European Jewry during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, holocaust - jewish - 1939-1945 -
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Book, Time Life Books, The heel of the conqueror, 1991
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles various aspects of German occupation policy during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.183.non-fictionChronicles various aspects of German occupation policy during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - occupied terrirories -
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Book, Time Life Books, The SS, 1988
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the history of the SS during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.184.non-fictionChronicles the history of the SS during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - waffen ss -
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Book, Time Life Books, The road to Stalingrad, 1991
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the invasion of Russia during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the invasion of Russia during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia -
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Book, Time Life Books, Fortress Europe, 1992
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the events leading up and including the invasion of Europe by the allies during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.167.non-fictionChronicles the events leading up and including the invasion of Europe by the allies during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
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Book, Time Life Books, Lightning war, 1989
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the invasion of Norway and France by Germany during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the invasion of Norway and France by Germany during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe -
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Book, Time Life Books, Scorched Earth, 1991
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the retreat from the East by Germany during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.177.non-fictionChronicles the retreat from the East by Germany during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - eastern europe -
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Book - Conquest of the Balkans, Time Life Books, 1990
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the rinvasion of Yugoslavia and Greece by Germany during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the rinvasion of Yugoslavia and Greece by Germany during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - balkan peninsula and greece -
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Book - Barbarossa, Time Life Books, 1990
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia, by Germany during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia, by Germany during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - operation barbarossa -
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Book, Time Life Books, Afrikakorps, 1990
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the operations of the Afrikakorps in North Africa during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the operations of the Afrikakorps in North Africa during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
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Book, Time Life Books, The Southern Front, 1991
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the campaigns in Italy and in North Africa during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the campaigns in Italy and in North Africa during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - italy -
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Book, Time-Life Books, Russia besieged, 1977
Captioned photographs and text describe the invasion of Russia by the Germans.Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionCaptioned photographs and text describe the invasion of Russia by the Germans.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia, soviet union - german occupation - 1941-1944 -
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Book, Time-Life Books, The battle of the Atlantic, 1977
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations World War ...Germany attempts to strangle Britain--U-boats--Bismarck--convoys--Allied counterattack.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionGermany attempts to strangle Britain--U-boats--Bismarck--convoys--Allied counterattack. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - atlantic ocean -
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Book, Carlton, The Second World War experience v.1. Blitzkrieg 1939-1941, 2008
Volume one of a four volume series featuring Blitzkrieg. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.Index, ill, maps, facsims, sound disc, p.61.Volume one of a four volume series featuring Blitzkrieg. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
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Book, Carlton, The Second World War experience v.2. Axis ascendant 1941-42, 2008
Volume two of a four volume series featuring Axis ascendancy. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.Index, ill, maps, facsims, sound disc, p.61.Volume two of a four volume series featuring Axis ascendancy. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
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Book, Pan Books, Warsaw rising, 1972
The Warsaw uprising against the Germans in August 1944Ill, p.159.non-fictionThe Warsaw uprising against the Germans in August 1944world war 1939-1945 - underground movements, warsaw uprising -
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Book, MacDonald and Company, Kursk: The clash of armour, 1970
The battle of Kursk - The last offensive battle of the German army in RussiaIll, p.159.non-fictionThe battle of Kursk - The last offensive battle of the German army in Russiaworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia, battle of kursk -
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Book, MacDonald and Company, The defence of Moscow, 1970
The battle at the gates of Moscow in 1941 resulting in a German defeatIll, p.159.non-fictionThe battle at the gates of Moscow in 1941 resulting in a German defeatworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia, battle for moscow -
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Book, MacDonald and Company, Stalingrad: The turning point, 1968
The battle Stalingrad in 1942/1943 resulting in a catastrophic German defeatIll, p.159.non-fictionThe battle Stalingrad in 1942/1943 resulting in a catastrophic German defeatworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia, battle for stalingrad -
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Book, Pan Books, Afrika Korps, 1968
The German army in North AfricaIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe German army in North Africageneral rommel, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, afrika korps -
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Book, Pan Books, Panzer Division: The mailed fist, 1968
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges armoured vehicles - germany world war 1939-1945 ...The development and actions of the German Panzer divisionsIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe development and actions of the German Panzer divisionsarmoured vehicles - germany, world war 1939-1945 - armoured vehicles -
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Book, Naval Institute Press, A pictorial history of the sea war, 1939-1945, 1995
More than 450 photographs present a superb visual record of World War Two - the great convoy battles fought between aircraft, U-boats and escorts; the battles with the German raiders; desperate struggles in the icy seas of the Arctic; great naval-air battles in the Pacific; the vast amphibious operations that brought the Allies to grips with the enemy on land; and much more. For the six years between 1939 and 1945, naval action was seen on every ocean of the world. This sea war was on a unique scale - it had never been seen before, has not been experienced since and surely will never be witnessed again. This pictorial history brings together images from international archives and personal collections to demonstrate the diversity and drama of these years, to portray the atmosphere experienced by the mariners in this most unforgiving battlefield of all, and to provide an unprecedented visual record of this most event filled period of naval history.Ill, p.190.non-fictionMore than 450 photographs present a superb visual record of World War Two - the great convoy battles fought between aircraft, U-boats and escorts; the battles with the German raiders; desperate struggles in the icy seas of the Arctic; great naval-air battles in the Pacific; the vast amphibious operations that brought the Allies to grips with the enemy on land; and much more. For the six years between 1939 and 1945, naval action was seen on every ocean of the world. This sea war was on a unique scale - it had never been seen before, has not been experienced since and surely will never be witnessed again. This pictorial history brings together images from international archives and personal collections to demonstrate the diversity and drama of these years, to portray the atmosphere experienced by the mariners in this most unforgiving battlefield of all, and to provide an unprecedented visual record of this most event filled period of naval history.world war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - pictorial works -
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Book, Simon & Schuster et al, They dared return : the true stories of Jewish spies behind the lines in Nazi Germany, 2009
A thrilling true-life WWII adventure story of Jewish soldiers who volunteer to undertake a dangerous undercover spy mission within the Third ReichIndex, bib,ill, p.239.A thrilling true-life WWII adventure story of Jewish soldiers who volunteer to undertake a dangerous undercover spy mission within the Third Reichworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, anti nazi movement - germany -
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Book, Arnold, Hitler's ghettos : voices from a beleaguered society, 1939-1944, 2003
This book examines, as a whole, the Jewish ghettos of Europe during the second world war. The study draws on testimonies of former inhabitants, and makes use of memoirs and diaries (exploring the problems inherent in such sources). Although the author also draws on German documentary sources, the focus of the study is the ghettos 'from below'.Index, bib, map, p.358.non-fictionThis book examines, as a whole, the Jewish ghettos of Europe during the second world war. The study draws on testimonies of former inhabitants, and makes use of memoirs and diaries (exploring the problems inherent in such sources). Although the author also draws on German documentary sources, the focus of the study is the ghettos 'from below'. holocaust - jewish - 1939-1945, holocaust - personal narratives -
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W.H. Allen, H.M. U-Boat, 1958
The amazing story of U 570 - captured by the British and used against the GermansIndex, ill, p.220.non-fictionThe amazing story of U 570 - captured by the British and used against the Germansworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations, submarine warfare - world war ii -
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Book, Corgi, Escaper's progress, 1978
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Germany...-and-the-dandenong-ranges prisoners of war - Germany - Escapes World war 1939 ...David James was serving in Motor Gun Boats when he was captured in February 1943. Imprisoned initially in Dulag Marlag, he immediately decided to escape. In December 1943 he succeeded in escaping disguised as an officer of the Royal Bulgarian Navy. He was captured while attempting to board a ship at Lubeck.Undeterred, in February 1944 he broke out again, this time dressed as a Swedish sailor. He eventually succeeded in reaching Stockholm after two and a half days in a ship's engine room.maps, p.157.non-fictionDavid James was serving in Motor Gun Boats when he was captured in February 1943. Imprisoned initially in Dulag Marlag, he immediately decided to escape. In December 1943 he succeeded in escaping disguised as an officer of the Royal Bulgarian Navy. He was captured while attempting to board a ship at Lubeck.Undeterred, in February 1944 he broke out again, this time dressed as a Swedish sailor. He eventually succeeded in reaching Stockholm after two and a half days in a ship's engine room. prisoners of war - germany - escapes, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany