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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 66 [Vol. 5. No. 2]. Battle of the Hedgerows
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 68 [Vol. 5. No. 4]. The Bomb Plot
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 69 [Vol. 5. No. 5]. The Red Army bursts into Poland
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 71 [Vol. 5. No. 7]. Prisoner of the Kwai
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 91 [Vol. 6. No. 11]. Japan’s Last Hope
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 92 [Vol. 6. No. 12]. Hiroshima. Nagasaki
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 93 [Vol. 6. No. 13]. The War. An Overview
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 94 [Vol. 6. No. 14]. Blister Gas. Chlorine Gas. Why were they never used?
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 95 [Vol. 6. No. 15]. Tanks. Guns. Men
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 65 [Vol. 5. No. 1]. D-Day
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 70 [Vol. 5. No. 6]. Allies Smash Two German Armies
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 67 [Vol. 5. No. 3]. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 72 [Vol. 5. No. 8]. Paris Freed!
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 73 [Vol. 5. No. 9]. Arnhem
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 74 [Vol. 5. No. 10]. Inside the Camps
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 75 [Vol. 5. No. 11]. The Incredible Career of Richard Sorge – Stalin’s Man in Tokyo
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 3 [Vol. 1. No. 3]. The Germans Strike North
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 1 [Vol. 1. No. 1]. Blitzkrieg!
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 4 [Vol. 1. No. 4]. Glider Strike on World’s Strongest Fort
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 5 [Vol. 1. No. 5]. The Panzers Break Through at Sedan
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 6 [Vol. 1. No. 6]. Dunkirk
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 7 [Vol. 1. No. 7]. The Fall of France
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 10 [Vol. 1. No. 10]. Italian Fiasco
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 11 [Vol. 1. No. 11]. Struggle for the Sealanes
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 14 [Vol. 1. No. 14]. Hitler’s Revenge on Yugoslavia
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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.