The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War 1787634132, 9781787634138

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El Alamein: The Battle that Turned the Tide of the Second World War 9781849086400, 9781472895851, 9781780964522
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Vicksburg: The Bloody Siege that Turned the Tide of the Civil War 9781621577652
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World War II in 1942: The History of the Year the Allies Turned the Tide Against the Axis
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The Battle of Shanghai: The History and Legacy of the Battle that Started the Second Sino-Japanese War
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*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents On October 29, 1937, a la

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Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Largest Sea Battle of the Second World War (Images of War) 9781526770394, 1526770393
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The Second Battle of Ypres: The History of the Notorious World War I Battle that Witnessed the First Mass Use of Poison Gas
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The Battle of the River Plate : The First Naval Battle of the Second World War 9781473878976, 9781473878952
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At dawn on 13 December 1939, smoke was seen on the horizon; HMS Exeter was told to close in and investigate. Two minutes

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The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle
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The Last Mission: The Secret History of World War II's Final Battle 0767907795, 9780767907798
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A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would

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The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World 9781588369093, 1588369099
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