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Atlas of 20th Century Historyby Richard OveryISBN 0007201702 (0-00-720170-2)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Battleby Richard OveryISBN 0140294198 (0-14-029419-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Battle of Britainby Richard OveryISBN 0141018305 (0-14-101830-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Battle of Britain'Book summary:'No individual British victory after Trafalgar was more decisive in challenging the course of a major war than was the Battle of Britain In his carefully argued, clearly explained and impressively documented book Richard Overy is at pains to dispose of the myths and expose the real history of what he does not doubt was a great British. [via]
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Bomber Commandby Richard OveryISBN 0004720148 (0-00-472014-8)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bomber Command'Book summary:From 1940 to 1945 RAF Bomber Command attacked the industrial heartland of Germany. Daylight attacks were impossible in the face of German interceptors, so RAF aircrew had to learn to bomb by night. Anti-aircraft guns and night fighters took their toll; 55,000 RAF personnel lost their lives in the bombing campaign. Survivors of this campaign reveal what it was like to take off, knowing that the chance of completing a tour of operations was less than one in ten. They describe every aspect of their war from training flights to special missions, and how it felt to bail out from a stricken bomber over the Ruhr. [via]
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Collins Atlas of 20th Century Historyby Richard OveryISBN 006089072X (0-06-089072-X)
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Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russiaby Richard OveryISBN 0141024364 (0-14-102436-4)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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European Labour Politics from 1900 to the Depressionby Richard OveryISBN 0333406052 (0-333-40605-2)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Interrogationsby Richard OveryISBN 0140284540 (0-14-028454-0)
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Interrogations: The Nazi Elite in Allied Hands, 1945by Richard OveryISBN 0142001589 (0-14-200158-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Interrogations: The Nazi Elite in Allied Hands, 1945'Book summary:Interrogations: The Nazi Elite in Allied Hands, 1945 is the latest book from Richard Overy, the acclaimed author of The Battle. Interrogations is a massive account of those senior Nazis who were captured and interrogated by the Allies through the grim days of the European war's aftermath. Overy first considers the general issues, such as "Strategies of Denial" and "Final Retribution" before going on to produce what are essentially transcripts of some of the most memorable and chilling of the interrogations. Not all Allied leaders wanted to go through with the due process of interrogation, trial and punishment. Churchill, above all, pressed strongly for the prompt shooting of any senior Nazis within six hours of positive identification. "Shot to death" was his precise phase, just in case his meaning was still unclear. The Americans agreed, the Attorney General calling for "what we in Texas call 'law west of the Pecos'--fast justice". By one of those fine ironies, it was the Soviet Union that insisted on proper trial over such lynch law. The resulting interrogations provide such things as weird close-ups of the Fuhrer's personal life from his doctor, Karl Brandt. Hitler chose to remain a bachelor, we are told, so that "there was always the chance that any out of the millions of German women might possibly attain the high distinction of being at Hitler's side". They provide plenty of instances of doublethink and denial, as with Robert Ley, one minute babbling self-justifyingly that "Christ himself was anti-Semitic" and the next, "I never persecuted, tortured or imprisoned a single Jew." Finally, inevitably, one gets the Final Solution. Two old comrades chuckle over the "incredible things at Auschwitz" that they witnessed. At last one of them concludes, "The only really good thing about the whole affair is that a few million Jews no longer exist." The interrogations are fascinating, horrifying, sometimes depressing. But what they never suggest is any sense of regret or remorse on the part of the detainees. Not once in 500 pages. Instead, it confirms what we had already learned from the writings of Albert Speer and Hannah Arendt: in the latter's own phrase, from Eichmann in Jerusalem, we are faced again with "the banality of evil".--Christopher Hart [via]
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Nemesis of Power: The German Army in Politics 1918-1945by John W. Wheeler-Bennett, Richard OveryISBN 0333068645 (0-333-06864-5)
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern Warby Richard Holmes, Alan Forrest, David French, Charles Townshend, Jeremy Black, Richard Overy , John Childs, John Bourne, John Hattendorf, Jean Bethke ElshtainISBN 0198204272 (0-19-820427-2)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War'Book summary:From 18th-century fortifications to nuclear submarines to guerrilla combat, The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War is a thorough treatment of how warfare has evolved over the last three centuries. The bulk of the book focuses on the 20th century, but it also effectively shows how the past influences the present and may affect the future. A well-chosen illustration on almost every page makes this an exceedingly attractive volume. The list of contributors is heavily English (what else would you expect from Oxford University Press?), and this slightly colors (or, perhaps more accurately, "colours") some of their interpretations--but certainly not in a bad way. Make some extra room on your shelf for this one, right beside books by Karl von Clausewitz and John Keegan. [via]
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Third Reichby Richard Holmes, Alan Forrest, David French, Charles Townshend, Jeremy Black, Richard Overy , John Childs, John Bourne, John Hattendorf, Jean Bethke ElshtainISBN 0140513302 (0-14-051330-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Russia's Warby Richard Holmes, Alan Forrest, David French, Charles Townshend, Jeremy Black, Richard Overy , John Childs, John Bourne, John Hattendorf, Jean Bethke ElshtainISBN 0140271694 (0-14-027169-4)
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"Times" Complete History of the Worldby Richard OveryISBN 0007181299 (0-00-718129-9)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: '"Times" Complete History of the World'Book summary:The ultimate work of historical reference From cavemen to the Cold War, from Alexander the Great to global warming, from warfare through the ages to the great voyages of exploration, The Times Complete History of the World is the book that has all the answers, the detail and the authoritative text in one breathtaking single historical source. With over 600 full-colour maps and charts on a wide range of historical subjects and representing the work of a team of professional historians, this new edition continues a tradition of nearly thirty years of excellence, style, authority and cutting-edge design. This edition is internet-linked, permitting further in-depth exploration of key subjects. With fully up-to-date text, including material on Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorism, Israel and the EU, this book, edited by leading modern historian Professor Richard Overy, is broad-ranging and more visually enticing than ever. [via]
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The Times History of the 20th Centuryby Richard OveryISBN 0007166370 (0-00-716637-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Times History of the 20th Century'Book summary:All the century's major developments, from the height of the Imperial Era, through two World Wars, the reconstructon of Europe and on to the challenges of the post-Cold War era are covered in this book. This newly updated paperback edition updates Richard Overy's analytical text and takes the world from the pomp of Europe's imperial heyday and the cataclysm of the First World War through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the Cold War to the global uncertainties following the September 2001 attack on the US. Special attention is paid to the themes and challenges which have faced humanity throughout the century: the environment, health, science, leisure, terrorism and technology. [via]
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Why the Allies Wonby Richard OveryISBN 022404172X (0-224-04172-X)
Hardcover, Random House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Why the Allies Won'Book summary:Having won an unprecedented series of victories and acquired huge new territories in 1942, Germany and Japan seemed poised to dominate most of the world. A year later both empires were reeling back in the face of Allied assaults. The rapid turnaround, King's College history professor Richard Overy writes, came about largely as a result of technological innovation and structural responsiveness. The Allies were able to convert their economies to a war footing with few institutional fetters, while the Axis powers imposed layers of bureaucracy that often competed internally. In fact, Overy writes, at one point during the war, the Luftwaffe had more than 425 different aircraft models in production, the result of different state agencies' and manufacturers' vying to push their models into the order of battle. The defeated Axis powers' conversion to their foes' economic model enabled them, according to Overy, to become technological leaders in the postwar years. His study is full of detail, and it makes for very good reading. [via]
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Why the West Won (Refer to 0712674535)by Richard OveryISBN 0099821303 (0-09-982130-3)
Softcover, Random House
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