Battle for Victory - Men and Machines of World War II

When war broke out in 1939, many commentators expected a repetition of the static trench fighting of WW1 - but they could not have been more wrong. WW2 showed the new weapons and tactics, such as the tank and Blitzkrieg, could revolutionise the battlefield; it introduced a new dimension as air war came into its own; and it produced immense technological advances - such as radar, missiles and the atom bomb. This book focuses on the ordinary soldier and the numerous backup services from the civilian population in the battles of World War II...