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Kulisy alianckiej operacji Market GardenO jeden most za daleko to historia Market-Garden, jednej z najdramatyczniejszych operacji II wojny światowej, bitwy, która miała doprowadzić do zwycięstwa aliantów już w 1944 roku, a przyniosła im tylko straty - niemal dwukrotnie więcej ofiar niż lądowanie w Normandii. Autor żywym piórem korespondenta wojennego i z pieczołowitością historyka relacjonuje przebieg największej połączonej operacji wojsk powietrznodesantowych i pancernych tej wojny, pisze o niekompetencji i arogancji najwyższych dowódców, zawziętości i...

The definitive account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich-- newly in print for the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

The classic account of the Allied invasion of Normandy.

The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan's unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage and heroism, glory and tragedy, Ryan painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany.

This book, first published in 1959, is a must for anyone who loves history, as well as for anyone...

6 June, 1944. 156,000 troops from 12 different countries, 11,000 aircraft, 7,000 naval vessels, 24 hours. D-Day - the beginning of the Allied invasion of Hitler's formidable 'Fortress Europe' - was the largest amphibious invasion in history. There has never been a battle like it, before or since. But beyond the statistics and over sixty years on, what is it about the events of D-Day that remain so compelling? The courage of the men who fought and died on the beaches of France? The sheer boldness of the invasion plan? Or the fact that this, Rommel's 'longest day', heralded the beginning of...

The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich.

The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come.

The Last Battle is Cornelius Ryan's compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph...