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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 4. No. 12. Marines at Tarawa!
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 2. Pre- D-Day. The Allied War Machine
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 3. Pre- D-Day. Europe’s Secret Armies
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 6. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 8. The Red Army Bursts into Poland
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 10. Prisoner on the Kwai
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 11. Paris Free!
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 13. Inside the Camps
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 14. Richard Sorge
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 15. The Tirpitz
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 5. No. 16. The Soviet View of ‘Liberation’
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 6. No. 2. Bombing
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 6. No. 5. Iwo Jima
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 6. No. 7. Victory in Italy
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 6. No. 11. Fire Raids on Japan
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 6. No. 14. Japan’s Last Hope
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 6. No. 16. The War. An Overview
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 7. No. 6. Why was Gas never used?
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 7. No. 12. Heraldry of War
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 8. No. 1. Life at Home
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 8. No. 14. Artists at War
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 8. No. 15. Chronology 1933-1944
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Vol. 8. No. 16. Chronology 1945-1949. Bibliography
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Index
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 53 [Vol. 4. No. 5]. The Bolshevik Horde
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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.