ISBN-13: 9781579581589 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 450 str.
ISBN-13: 9781579581589 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 450 str.
This work examines World War II completely through quotations - from speeches, news accounts, memoirs and interviews. Represented too, are captured documents and material from Ultra and Magic - which broke the German and Japanese secret codes. The major political and military figures of the war are featured - and many of the hitherto unknowns. The encyclopaedia also serves as a lexicon of slang and nicknames and code names, of war movies and war songs. More than 300 individuals are represented: from Allied sources to Axis sources and neutrals.
An all-encompassing book with more than a thousand quotations, this work breathes life into an era unprecedented in world history. It looks at World War II in a new way with quotations from speeches, news accounts, memoirs, and interviews. Represented, too, are captured documents and material from Ultra and Magic, which broke the German and Japanese secret codes. All major political and military figures of the war are included, as well as many hitherto unknown. In addition, the encyclopedia serves as a lexicon of slang, nicknames and code names, and of war movies and war songs.