Years to VictoryMcKay, 1973 - 507 Seiten "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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... meeting . He had confirmed that the northern drive under Montgomery would be the main one , and he had reinforced it with an entire American Army consisting of ten divisions , which would be under Monty's command . But Montgomery went ...
... meeting . He had confirmed that the northern drive under Montgomery would be the main one , and he had reinforced it with an entire American Army consisting of ten divisions , which would be under Monty's command . But Montgomery went ...
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... meeting that Truman was even then bound as he remembered more about Hopkins's mission . The most difficult problem had been Poland . Stalin was determined that Poland would have a " friendly " government and to this end had unilaterally ...
... meeting that Truman was even then bound as he remembered more about Hopkins's mission . The most difficult problem had been Poland . Stalin was determined that Poland would have a " friendly " government and to this end had unilaterally ...
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... meeting that morning nor in the full Cabinet meeting that afternoon was any agreement reached . The Big Six divided three to three , Suzuki having rejoined the peace faction . The Cabinet split was ten for peace , three for further ...
... meeting that morning nor in the full Cabinet meeting that afternoon was any agreement reached . The Big Six divided three to three , Suzuki having rejoined the peace faction . The Cabinet split was ten for peace , three for further ...
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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