The Second World War in 100 objects : the story of the world's greatest conflict told through the objects that shaped it / Major General Julian Thompson, CB, OBE and Dr. Allan R. Millett, Senior Military advisor for The National World War II Museum.

By: Thompson, Julian, 1934- [author]
Contributor(s): Millett, Allan Reed [author]
Language: English Publisher: London: Andre Deutsch, 2017Description: 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780233005249Other title: 2nd World War in 100 objects | Second World War in one hundred objectsSubject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- History | World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies | World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology | World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial worksDDC classification: 940.53
Contents:
1 Peace in Our Time 2 Fuhrer Directive Number 1 3 The Yellow Star 4 The Enigma Machine 5 The SS Insignia 6 The Stuka 7 Winter Skis 8 The Admiral Graf Spee 9 Churchill's Cigar 10 The U-boat 11 The Maginot Line 12 Civilian Gas Masks 13 The Mitsubishi A6M Zero 14 The 88-mm Gun 15 The Little Ships 16 The Airborne Smock 17 The Cross of Lorraine 18 The Spitfire 19 The Messerschmitt Bf 109 20 The Fairey Swordfish 21 An Air Raid Shelter 22 HMS Hood 23 The Parachute X-Type 24 The Sten Gun 25 The T-34 Tank 26 The Atlantic Charter 27 An Air Raid Warden's Helmet 28 The Mosin-Nagant Rifle 29 The SAS Cap Insignia 30 The Boeing B-17 31 Oboe 32 The Human Torpedo 33 Japanese Headgear 34 The Secret Radio 35 A Silk Escape Map 36 The Bombe and Colossus 37 The Stars and Stripes 38 The Auster Light Aircraft 39 An MG 42 German Machine Gun 40 PLUTO 41 The Jeep 42 The Green Beret 43 The Panzerfaust 44 Montgomery's Beret and Tank 45 The Midget Submarine 46 The Avro Lancaster Bomber 47 US Airborne Divisional Insignia 48 The Desert Rats Insignia 49 Australian Divisional Badges 50 The USS Enterprise 51 The Long Range Desert Group Vehicle 52 The Commando Dagger 53 The Purple Heart 54 Canoes 55 Kamikaze 56 Penicillin 57 Depth Charge 58 C and K Rations 59 The Bridge over the River Kwai 60 CAM Ships 61 The Atlantic Wall 62 Liberty Ships 63 The Bouncing Bomb 64 Ration Books 65 The Owen Gun 66 The Chindit Insignia 67 ASDIC 68 Beach Defences 69 The Nebelwerfer 70 The WACO Glider 71 The LST 72 The George Cross 73 The Rocket Launcher 74 The Tunnellers' Trolley 75 Eisenhower's Unsent Message 76 The Tiger Tank 77 Popski's Private Army Insignia 78 Blood Plasma 79 The Bailey Bridge 80 The DUKW 81 The Bangalore Torpedo 82 The Tallboy Bomb 83 The Grumman F6F Hellcat 84 The DD Tank 85 A German Prison-Camp Watchtower 86 Hobart's Funnies 87 The M-1 Rifle 88 A Mulberry Harbour 89 The German Half-Track Armoured Vehicle 90 The French First Army Insignia 91 The Sherman Tank 92 The Victoria Cross 93 The Goliath German Mini-Tank 94 A Parachute Supply Container 95 Canadian Army Insignia 96 The Volkssturm Armband 97 The P-51 Mustang 98 V-Weapons 99 Hitler's Eagle's Nest and the Berghof 100 The Atomic Bomb
Summary: 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. 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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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).

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 .

1 Peace in Our Time
2 Fuhrer Directive Number 1
3 The Yellow Star
4 The Enigma Machine
5 The SS Insignia
6 The Stuka
7 Winter Skis
8 The Admiral Graf Spee
9 Churchill's Cigar
10 The U-boat
11 The Maginot Line
12 Civilian Gas Masks
13 The Mitsubishi A6M Zero
14 The 88-mm Gun
15 The Little Ships
16 The Airborne Smock
17 The Cross of Lorraine
18 The Spitfire
19 The Messerschmitt Bf 109
20 The Fairey Swordfish
21 An Air Raid Shelter
22 HMS Hood
23 The Parachute X-Type
24 The Sten Gun
25 The T-34 Tank
26 The Atlantic Charter
27 An Air Raid Warden's Helmet
28 The Mosin-Nagant Rifle
29 The SAS Cap Insignia
30 The Boeing B-17
31 Oboe
32 The Human Torpedo
33 Japanese Headgear
34 The Secret Radio
35 A Silk Escape Map
36 The Bombe and Colossus
37 The Stars and Stripes
38 The Auster Light Aircraft
39 An MG 42 German Machine Gun
40 PLUTO
41 The Jeep
42 The Green Beret
43 The Panzerfaust
44 Montgomery's Beret and Tank
45 The Midget Submarine
46 The Avro Lancaster Bomber
47 US Airborne Divisional Insignia
48 The Desert Rats Insignia
49 Australian Divisional Badges
50 The USS Enterprise
51 The Long Range Desert Group Vehicle
52 The Commando Dagger
53 The Purple Heart
54 Canoes
55 Kamikaze
56 Penicillin
57 Depth Charge
58 C and K Rations
59 The Bridge over the River Kwai
60 CAM Ships
61 The Atlantic Wall
62 Liberty Ships
63 The Bouncing Bomb
64 Ration Books
65 The Owen Gun
66 The Chindit Insignia
67 ASDIC
68 Beach Defences
69 The Nebelwerfer
70 The WACO Glider
71 The LST
72 The George Cross
73 The Rocket Launcher
74 The Tunnellers' Trolley
75 Eisenhower's Unsent Message
76 The Tiger Tank
77 Popski's Private Army Insignia
78 Blood Plasma
79 The Bailey Bridge
80 The DUKW
81 The Bangalore Torpedo
82 The Tallboy Bomb
83 The Grumman F6F Hellcat
84 The DD Tank
85 A German Prison-Camp Watchtower
86 Hobart's Funnies
87 The M-1 Rifle
88 A Mulberry Harbour
89 The German Half-Track Armoured Vehicle
90 The French First Army Insignia
91 The Sherman Tank
92 The Victoria Cross
93 The Goliath German Mini-Tank
94 A Parachute Supply Container
95 Canadian Army Insignia
96 The Volkssturm Armband
97 The P-51 Mustang
98 V-Weapons
99 Hitler's Eagle's Nest and the Berghof
100 The Atomic Bomb

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.

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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