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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 2. No.14. Battle for Moscow
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 2. No.15. Hit and Run. The Big Commando Raids Begin
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 2. No.16. The General Who Never Lost a Battle
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 2. Corregidor. How?
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 3. Banzai
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 5. Tobruk Falls
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 6. The Siege of Sebastopol
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 7. First Alamein
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 8. Suicide Invasion. Dieppe
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 9. Stalingrad
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 11. Guadalcanal
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 12. Operation Torch
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 14. Scrap the Battle Fleet
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 3. No. 16. The Crime at Katyn Wood
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 1. Tunisia. Guadalcanal
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 2. Wingate Minus Myth
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 3. Africa: The End
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 4. Battle of the Sealanes
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 5. The Greatest Tank Battle in History
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 6. Italians Quit
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 7. Allies Invade Italy
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 8. The Bolshevik Horde
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 9. Did the Germans Stop Monty?
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 10. War at the Top
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 11. Guadalcanal to Bougainville
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WWII: Purnell's History of WWII
Purnell's mammoth endeavour is arguably the crowning achievement of the 'partwork' fashion of the late 60s. Produced in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, edited by Barrie Pitt and written by a host of eminent historians, scholars and veterans, the series is equally fortunate in having Liddell-Hart as editor-in-chief. Produced in 'magazine' format, the work as a whole makes full use of its size and space to create a lucid, vivid and valuable account of the conflict. The number, choice and quality of the photographs, illustrations and diagrams are worthy of special mention.
First published between 1966 and 1969, the work was planned originally as six volumes (ending with the Japanese surrender), but as the series neared its conclusion it was decided to extend it to eight volumes to include the global consequences of the conflict such as the birth of the nuclear era, the foundation of the UN and so on. It is worth pointing out that these 'extra' two volumes are far scarcer than the rest.
Technically the set is complete in the original six volumes (complete with Chronologies and detailed Index issued at that point); an additional cumulative index was issued for those subscribers who wished to continue collecting the extended set. The series as a whole was reissued with considerable revision in 1970-72.