Who's Who in World War IIJohn Keegan Routledge, 11/09/2002 - 192 من الصفحات First Published in 2004. World War II, unlike World War I, was truly a global conflict, fought in every one of the five continents, from the Caribbean to the South China Sea, from New Guinea to the North Cape, and by combatants from every continental region, Latin America, the Balkans, Scandinavia, the Middle East, South Asia and Africa as well as from Europe and North America. It was also, as World War I had not been, a conflict of ideologies. Its dramatis personae was therefore of a peculiar richness, including not only soldiers and statesmen of orthodox background but three dictators of world stature—Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin, demagogues like Goebbels and ideologues like Alfred Rosenberg, politicians of charismatic power, like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, prophets of national renaissance, like Charles de Gaulle, and of national liberation like Mahatma Gandhi, showmen, mountebanks, martyrs, heroes, traitors and quislings—a word we owe to the politics of World War II. This book attempts to assemble the most important among this vast cast of characters, from every country and from every sphere of responsibility— or irresponsibility—and to convey not only the salient facts about the life and career of each but also the flavor of their individuality. |
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... , 1891–1969 Alexander was one of the outstanding Commanders of the British Army, who was called in by CHURCHILL in times of trouble. In 1940 he went to Ambrosio, General Vittorio Amery, Leopold France to command the 1st 1 A.
... , 1891–1969 Alexander was one of the outstanding Commanders of the British Army, who was called in by CHURCHILL in times of trouble. In 1940 he went to Ambrosio, General Vittorio Amery, Leopold France to command the 1st 1 A.
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... France had top priority. Alexander complained frequently about his lack of landing craft and other essential equipment. He received the surrender of German troops in Italy on 29 April 1945. Alexander's success lay in his ability to ...
... France had top priority. Alexander complained frequently about his lack of landing craft and other essential equipment. He received the surrender of German troops in Italy on 29 April 1945. Alexander's success lay in his ability to ...
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... France but then joined the commandos. In late summer 1941 he was sent to explore Vichy France's coastal areas off West Africa in the 65-ton Brixham trawler Maid Honor. He then joined the SSRF (Small Scale Raiding Force) and undertook at ...
... France but then joined the commandos. In late summer 1941 he was sent to explore Vichy France's coastal areas off West Africa in the 65-ton Brixham trawler Maid Honor. He then joined the SSRF (Small Scale Raiding Force) and undertook at ...
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... France. Balck was very successful in the opening stages of the Battle of France: he managed to establish a bridgehead across the Meuse at Sedan. He commanded a regiment in the First Panzer Division of GUDERIAN's Group and for Operation ...
... France. Balck was very successful in the opening stages of the Battle of France: he managed to establish a bridgehead across the Meuse at Sedan. He commanded a regiment in the First Panzer Division of GUDERIAN's Group and for Operation ...
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... France and then commanded a combat group in the XXXIX Corps' advance on Moscow. In 1941 he was transferred to the Western Desert and became Chief of Staff to ROMMEL. He commanded the unsuccessful attack on Alam Halfa. On Rommel's ...
... France and then commanded a combat group in the XXXIX Corps' advance on Moscow. In 1941 he was transferred to the Western Desert and became Chief of Staff to ROMMEL. He commanded the unsuccessful attack on Alam Halfa. On Rommel's ...
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