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- Ardennes 1944 / by Beevor, Antony,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in detail to discuss the surprise counteroffensive by German forces, the numerous casualties on both sides, and the strategies that enabled an Allied victory.- Subjects: Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.;
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- Ardennes 1944 : the Battle of the Bulge / by Beevor, Antony,1946-author.(CARDINAL)729932;
Includes bibliographical references and index."On 16 December, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes. He believed he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp, then force the Canadians and the British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back. The Ardennes offensive, with more than a million men involved, became the greatest battle of the war in western Europe" -- Book jacket.- Subjects: Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.;
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- Ardennes 1944 [large print] the Battle of the Bulge / by Beevor, Antony,1946-author.(CARDINAL)729932;
Includes bibliographical references.In this deeply researched work, with striking insights into the major players on both sides, Antony Beevor gives us the definitive account of the Ardennes offensive which was to become the greatest battle of World War II.- Subjects: Large print books.; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.;
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- Russia : revolution and civil war, 1917-1921 / by Beevor, Antony,1946-author.(CARDINAL)729932;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-562) and index.Part One: 1912-1917 -- Part Two: 1918 -- Part Three: 1919 -- Part Four: 1920."An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century. Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. The doomed White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky's Red Army and the single-minded Communist dictatorship under Lenin. In the savage civil war that followed, terror begat terror, which in turn led to ever greater cruelty with man's inhumanity to man, woman and child. The struggle became a world war by proxy as Churchill deployed weaponry and troops from the British empire, while contingents from the United States, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, and Czechoslovakia played rival parts. Using the most up to date scholarship and archival research, Antony Beevor assembles the complete picture in a gripping narrative that conveys the conflict through the eyes of everyone from the worker on the streets of Petrograd to the cavalry officer on the battlefield and the doctor in an improvised hospital"--- Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 16
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- The battle of Arnhem : the deadliest airborne operation of World War II / by Beevor, Antony,1946-author.(CARDINAL)729932; Edwards, Jeff,illustrator.(CARDINAL)779758;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-439) and index.The chase is on! -- 'Mad Tuesday' -- The first allied airborne army -- Doubts dismissed -- The day of the hatchet -- Final touches -- Eve of battle-Saturday 16 September -- Airborne invasion-Sunday morning 17 September -- The German reaction-Sunday 17 September -- The British landings-Sunday 17 September -- The American landings-Sunday 17 September -- Night and day Arnhem-17-18 September -- Arnhem-the second lift-Monday 18 September -- The American divisions and XXX corps-Monday 18 September -- Arnhem-Tuesday 19 September -- Nijmegen and Eindhoven-Tuesday 19 September -- Nijmegen-crossing the Waal-Wednesday 20 September -- Arnhem Bridge and Oosterbeek-Wednesday 20 September -- Nijmegen and Hell's Highway-Thursday 21 September -- Oosterbeek-Thursday 21 September -- Black Friday-22 September -- Saturday 23 September -- Sunday 24 September -- Operation Berlin-Monday 25 September -- Oosterbeek, Arnhem, Nijmegen-Tuesday 26 September -- The evacuation and looting of Arnhem-23 September to November 1944 -- The island of men-September to November 1944 -- The hunger winter-November 1944 to May 1945."On September 17, 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the groaning roar of airplane engines. He went out onto his balcony above the flat landscape of southern Holland to watch the air armada of Dakotas and gliders, carrying the legendary American 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and the British 1st Airborne Division. Operation Market Garden, the plan to end the war by capturing the bridges leading to the Lower Rhine and beyond, was a bold concept, but could it have ever worked? The cost of failure was horrendous, above all for the Dutch who risked everything to help. German reprisals were pitiless and cruel, and lasted until the end of the war. Antony Beevor, using often overlooked sources from Dutch, American, British, Polish, and German archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which General Student called "The Last German Victory." Yet The Battle of Arnhem, written with Beevor's inimitable style and gripping narrative, is about much more than a single dramatic battle--it looks into the very heart of war."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Defending the Motherland : the Soviet women who fought Hitler's aces / by Vinogradova, Luba,author.(CARDINAL)473469; Beevor, Antony,1946-writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)729932; Tait, A. L.,translator.(CARDINAL)762232;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Plucked from every background and led by an NKVD major, the new recruits who boarded a train in Moscow on October 16, 941 to go to war had much in common with millions of others across the world. What made the members of the 586th Fighter Regiment, the 587th Heavy-Bomber Regiment, and the 588th Regiment of Light Night-Bombers unique was their gender: the Soviet Union was creating the first all-female active combat units in modern history. Drawing on original interviews with surviving airwomen, Lyuba Vinogradova weaves together the untold stories of the female Soviet fighter pilots of the Second World War. From that first train journey to the last tragic disappearance, Vinogradova's panoramic account of these women's lives follows them from society balls to unmarked graves, from landmark victories to the horrors of Stalingrad. Battling not just fearsome aces of the Luftwaffe but also patronizing prejudice from their own leaders, women such as Lilya Litvyak and Ekaterina Budanova are brought to life by the diaries and recollections of those who knew them, and who watched them live, love, fight, and dies"--Dust jacket.- Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Women air pilots;
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- D-day [sound recording] / by Beevor, Antony,1946-(CARDINAL)729932;
Read by Cameron Stewart.Best selling non-fiction author Antony Beevor chronicles the events leading up to and the drama that unfolded during D-Day, the climactic battle that shifted the balance of power in World War II.- Subjects: Audiobooks;
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