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Blood, tears and folly, an objective look at World War II, Len Deighton ; with maps and drawings by Denis Bishop

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Blood, tears and folly, an objective look at World War II, Len Deighton ; with maps and drawings by Denis Bishop

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 602-634) and index

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portraitsplatesmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blood, tears and folly

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

29292722

Responsibility statement

Len Deighton ; with maps and drawings by Denis Bishop

Sub title

an objective look at World War II

Summary

Deighton explores and analyzes some of the myths and realities of the war, the mistakes and the achievements, the ironies and failures--of intelligence, technology, planning, and policies--of both the Allied and the Axis powers

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. The Battle of the Atlantic. 1. Britannia Rules the Waves. 2. Days of Wine and Roses. 3. Exchanges of Secrets. 4. Science Goes to Sea. 5. War on the Cathode Tube -- pt. 2. Hitler Conquers Europe. 6. Germany: Unrecognized Power. 7. Passchendaele and After. 8. France in the Prewar Years. 9. An Anti-Hitler Coalition? 10. German Arms Outstretched. 11. Retreat -- pt. 3. The Mediterranean War. 12. The War Moves South. 13. A Tactician's Paradise. 14. Double Defeat: Greece and Cyrenaica. 15. Two Side-Shows. 16. Quartermaster's Nightmare -- pt. 4. The War in the Air. 17. The Wars Before the War. 18. Preparations. 19. The Bullets Are Flying. 20. Hours of Darkness. 21. The Beginning of the End -- pt. 5. Barbarossa: The Attack on Russia. 22. Fighting in Peacetime. 23. The Longest Day of the Year. 24. 'A War of Annihilation'. 25. The Last Chance. 26. The War for Oil -- pt. 6. Japan Goes to War. 27. Bushido: The Soldier's Code. 28. The Way to War. 29. Imperial Forces. 30. Attack on Pearl Harbor31. The Co-Prosperity Sphere -- Conclusion: 'Went the Day Well?'

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