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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780233005249 |
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng. |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Edition number |
23 |
Classification number |
940.53 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Preferred name for the person |
Thompson, Julian, |
Dates associated with a name |
1934- |
Relator term |
author |
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The Second World War in 100 objects : |
Remainder of title |
the story of the world's greatest conflict told through the objects that shaped it / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Major General Julian Thompson, CB, OBE and Dr. Allan R. Millett, Senior Military advisor for The National World War II Museum. |
246 #3 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
2nd World War in 100 objects |
246 #3 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
Second World War in one hundred objects |
264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Andre Deutsch, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2017 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
256 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations (some color) ; |
Dimensions |
25 cm |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
Content type term |
text |
Content type code |
txt |
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rdacontent |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
Content type term |
still image |
Content type code |
sti |
Source |
rdacontent |
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
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nc |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
First published in 2012. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes index. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Dr. Allan R. Millett is a retired colonel in the Marine Reserve Corps and an expert in US military policy and conflicts of the twentieth century. Currently Director for the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans and Senior Military Advisor for the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, he has written numerous books, including Commandants of the Marine Corps (U.S. Naval Institute Press) and A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World War , with Williamson Murray (Harvard University Press, 2000).<br/><br/>Major General Julian Thompson CB OBE served in the Royal Marines for 34 years and commanded the Royal Marine Commandos and the two battalions of the Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War. For Carlton, Julian has authored The 1916 Experience and The Victory in Europe Experience . |
505 ## - CONTENTS |
Formatted contents note |
1 Peace in Our Time<br/> 2 Fuhrer Directive Number 1<br/> 3 The Yellow Star<br/> 4 The Enigma Machine<br/> 5 The SS Insignia<br/> 6 The Stuka<br/> 7 Winter Skis<br/> 8 The Admiral Graf Spee<br/> 9 Churchill's Cigar<br/> 10 The U-boat<br/> 11 The Maginot Line<br/> 12 Civilian Gas Masks<br/> 13 The Mitsubishi A6M Zero<br/> 14 The 88-mm Gun<br/> 15 The Little Ships<br/> 16 The Airborne Smock<br/> 17 The Cross of Lorraine<br/> 18 The Spitfire<br/> 19 The Messerschmitt Bf 109<br/> 20 The Fairey Swordfish<br/> 21 An Air Raid Shelter<br/> 22 HMS Hood<br/> 23 The Parachute X-Type<br/> 24 The Sten Gun<br/> 25 The T-34 Tank<br/> 26 The Atlantic Charter<br/> 27 An Air Raid Warden's Helmet<br/> 28 The Mosin-Nagant Rifle<br/> 29 The SAS Cap Insignia<br/> 30 The Boeing B-17<br/> 31 Oboe<br/> 32 The Human Torpedo<br/> 33 Japanese Headgear<br/> 34 The Secret Radio<br/> 35 A Silk Escape Map<br/> 36 The Bombe and Colossus<br/> 37 The Stars and Stripes<br/> 38 The Auster Light Aircraft<br/> 39 An MG 42 German Machine Gun<br/> 40 PLUTO<br/> 41 The Jeep<br/> 42 The Green Beret<br/> 43 The Panzerfaust<br/> 44 Montgomery's Beret and Tank<br/> 45 The Midget Submarine<br/> 46 The Avro Lancaster Bomber<br/> 47 US Airborne Divisional Insignia<br/> 48 The Desert Rats Insignia<br/> 49 Australian Divisional Badges<br/> 50 The USS Enterprise<br/> 51 The Long Range Desert Group Vehicle<br/> 52 The Commando Dagger<br/> 53 The Purple Heart<br/> 54 Canoes<br/> 55 Kamikaze<br/> 56 Penicillin<br/> 57 Depth Charge<br/> 58 C and K Rations<br/> 59 The Bridge over the River Kwai<br/> 60 CAM Ships<br/> 61 The Atlantic Wall<br/> 62 Liberty Ships<br/> 63 The Bouncing Bomb<br/> 64 Ration Books<br/> 65 The Owen Gun<br/> 66 The Chindit Insignia<br/> 67 ASDIC<br/> 68 Beach Defences<br/> 69 The Nebelwerfer<br/> 70 The WACO Glider<br/> 71 The LST<br/> 72 The George Cross<br/> 73 The Rocket Launcher<br/> 74 The Tunnellers' Trolley<br/> 75 Eisenhower's Unsent Message<br/> 76 The Tiger Tank<br/> 77 Popski's Private Army Insignia<br/> 78 Blood Plasma<br/> 79 The Bailey Bridge<br/> 80 The DUKW<br/> 81 The Bangalore Torpedo<br/> 82 The Tallboy Bomb<br/> 83 The Grumman F6F Hellcat<br/> 84 The DD Tank<br/> 85 A German Prison-Camp Watchtower<br/> 86 Hobart's Funnies<br/> 87 The M-1 Rifle<br/> 88 A Mulberry Harbour<br/> 89 The German Half-Track Armoured Vehicle<br/> 90 The French First Army Insignia<br/> 91 The Sherman Tank<br/> 92 The Victoria Cross<br/> 93 The Goliath German Mini-Tank<br/> 94 A Parachute Supply Container<br/> 95 Canadian Army Insignia<br/> 96 The Volkssturm Armband<br/> 97 The P-51 Mustang<br/> 98 V-Weapons<br/> 99 Hitler's Eagle's Nest and the Berghof<br/> 100 The Atomic Bomb <br/><br/> |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
See the history of World War II in an entirely new light : through 100 carefully chosen items, from the public to the deeply, poignantly personal.<br/><br/>Selected by two specialists in military history, the objects in this book offer a unique perspective on the Second World War. Ranging from iconic items like the British Spitfire, the Purple Heart, and Hitler's mountain retreat, to personal treasures that tell the moving stories of individuals, to official documents, medals, and badges, they all help trace the history of the conflict. Organized chronologically, each one is accompanied by a brief description that highlights the article's significance. |
526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE |
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900-999 |
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940 |
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
Language note |
English |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
General subdivision |
History. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
General subdivision |
Equipment and supplies. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Form subdivision |
Technology. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Form subdivision |
Pictorial works. |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Millett, Allan Reed, |
Relator term |
author |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS |
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Item type |
BOOK |