2016, ISBN: 9780914671299

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New York: New Press, 2011. 161 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 24 cm. Originally published as: Guerre mondiale-Guerre totale. Paris: Gallimard; Caen: Memorial de Caen, 20… More...

New York: New Press, 2011. 161 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 24 cm. Originally published as: Guerre mondiale-Guerre totale. Paris: Gallimard; Caen: Memorial de Caen, 2010. "World War II: The Unseen Visual Historydraws on a unique and rich trove of historical images and artifacts of World War II, collected in Caen, France, one of the cities devastated by that pivotal conflict. In the form of a concise historical atlas--replete with full-color maps; rare color photographs; period artwork; timelines; and reproductions of fascinating letters, documents, and historical objects--this beautiful, cutting-edge history offers a completely new overview of the modern era's most destructive war, with visual material previously unavailable to a U.S. audience. Each brief section ofWorld War IIguides readers through a specific aspect of the war--such as the Nazi invasion of the USSR, the Holocaust, and the Japanese assault on Nanking--through timelines, short image captions, explanatory sidebars, annotated maps, and a carefully assembled selection of archival graphics. This compact narrative takes in the full scope of the wartime experience from the rise of Nazism, the invasion of France, the Battle of Britain, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the Normandy landings and the Allied defeat of Germany and Japan. A true global history, the book also covers broader themes and experiences, including life under occupation, aerial bombing and nuclear weapons, war crimes and postwar trials, and the role of the war in anticolonial movements in Africa and Asia." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Preface: the twentieth century was ten years old, by Philippe Duron, Ste phane Grimaldi, and Isabelle Bournier; Foreword: memory as the object of history, by Denis Peschanski; The failure of peace; The dark years: France under Nazi occupation; World war-total war, by Pierre Laborie; From European war to world war; Genocide and mass violence; Total war; Life in wartime; Reconquest and liberation; Costs and consequences: emerging from wartime; Memory and history; D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, by Jean Quellien. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Collectible., New Press, 2011, 5, Archipelago, 2016. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. Karim Chammas returns to Lebanon, his family, and his past after ten years of establishing a new life in France. Back in Beirut, Karim reacquaints himself with his brother Nassim, now married to his former love Hind, and old friends from the leftist political circles within which he once roamed under the nom de guerre Sinalcol. By the end of his six-month stay, he has been reintroduced to the chaos of cultural, religious and political battles that continue to rage in Lebanon. Overwhelmed by the experiences of his return, Karim is forced to contemplate his identity and his place in Lebanon's history. The story of Karim and his family is born of other stories that intertwine to form an imposing fresco of Lebanese society over the past fifty years. Broken Mirrors examines the roots of an endemic civil war and a country's unsettled past., Archipelago, 2016, 0<

2016, ISBN: 9780914671299

Steerforth Press, 2016. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but… More...

Steerforth Press, 2016. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Steerforth Press, 2016, 3<

2016, ISBN: 9780914671299

Translator: Davies, Humphrey, Archipelago Books, Paperback, 500 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-02-09T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.73 kg, Verkaufsrang: 798782, Psychological, Crime, Thrille… More...

Translator: Davies, Humphrey, Archipelago Books, Paperback, 500 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-02-09T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.73 kg, Verkaufsrang: 798782, Psychological, Crime, Thrillers & Mystery, Subjects, Books, Contemporary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Archipelago Books, 2016<