Thompson, Julian,   1934- <br/><br/>
The Second World War in 100 objects :   the story of the world's greatest conflict told through the objects that shaped it / 
 2nd World War in 100 objects  Second World War in one hundred objects 
Major General Julian Thompson, CB, OBE and Dr. Allan R. Millett, Senior Military advisor for The National World War II Museum. 
 - 	256 pages :   illustrations (some color) ;    25 cm 
<br/><br/> First published in 2012.  Includes index.  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 . 
<br/><br/>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/> 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780233005249 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> 	      World War, 1939-1945--History. <br/>World War, 1939-1945 --Equipment and supplies.<br/>World War, 1939-1945 --Technology.<br/>World War, 1939-1945-- Pictorial works.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.53