Years to Victory"Beginning with 'the loneliest man in the world,' General Dwight D. Eisenhower, making his decision to proceed with Operation Overlord, Years to Victory recounts the last years of World War II from the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, to the utter defeat and unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan. As the dignitaries assembled on the deck of the United States battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay on the morning of September 2, 1945, the Axis had been totally destroyed."--Book Jacket. |
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the German soldiers , Dönitz was anxious to have as many units as possible surrender to Britain and America . Eisenhower saw through this scheme immediately and would have none of it . He authorized surrenders in the field but no ...
the German soldiers , Dönitz was anxious to have as many units as possible surrender to Britain and America . Eisenhower saw through this scheme immediately and would have none of it . He authorized surrenders in the field but no ...
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In one draft , the Emperor would have had to sign the surrender document himself ; this was deleted on Grew's advice . It would humiliate the Emperor and might cause the Japanese people to resist the occupation .
In one draft , the Emperor would have had to sign the surrender document himself ; this was deleted on Grew's advice . It would humiliate the Emperor and might cause the Japanese people to resist the occupation .
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On its deck would be gathered the victorious military leaders to receive the formal surrender of Japan . The selection of the Missouri as surrender site was the result of political horse - trading in Washington .
On its deck would be gathered the victorious military leaders to receive the formal surrender of Japan . The selection of the Missouri as surrender site was the result of political horse - trading in Washington .
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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| Titel | Years to Victory |
| Autor/in | Henry Hitch Adams |
| Ausgabe | illustriert |
| Verlag | McKay, 1973 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 21. Nov. 2006 |
| ISBN | 0679140077, 9780679140078 |
| Länge | 507 Seiten |
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