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PURNELL'S HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 15 [Vol. 1. No. 15]. Hitler Drives the Allies out of Greece
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 16 [Vol. 1. No. 16]. The Sinking of the Bismarck
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 113 [Vol. 8. No. 1]. Chiang and his Generals
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 116 [Vol. 8. No. 4]. Forts
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 118 [Vol. 8. No. 6]. Struggle over Israel
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 119 [Vol. 8. No. 7]. France Retreats from Empire
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 120 [Vol. 8. No. 8]. Indonesia
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 121 [Vol. 8. No. 9]. Vietnam’s Fight for Freedom
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 122 [Vol. 8. No. 10]. The Spread of Communism
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 123 [Vol. 8. No. 11]. The Years of Reconstruction
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Purnell’s History of the Second World War. Second Edition. No. 127 [Vol. 8. No. 15]. Chronology 1933-1944
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WYKES, Alan
The Siege of Leningrad. Epic of Survival
[Purnell's History of the Second World War. Battle Book No. 5].
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WYKES, Alan
The Nuremberg Rallies
[Purnell 's History of the Second World War. Campaign Book No. 8].
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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.