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"A War To Be Won" by Williamson Murray & Allan Mullett VINTAGE 2000 Hardcover Comprehensive Single Volume Military History Of WWII 1st Edition 1st Printing In DJ

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"A War To Be Won" by Williamson Murray & Allan Mullett VINTAGE 2000 Hardcover Comprehensive Single Volume Military History Of WWII 1st Edition 1st Printing In DJ

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VINTAGE 2000 Hardcover Comprehensive Single Volume Military History Of WWII 1st Edition 1st Printing In Dust Jacket. "A War To Be Won: Fighting the Second World War" by Williamson Murray & Allan Millett. HARDCOVER 2000 Belknap Press Of Harvard University 1st Edition 1st Printing with Date: "2000" on title page, "Copyright 2000", & with no additional printings on copyright page. Exactly as shown in listing scan(s). Nice Collectible 1st Edition 1st Printing hardcover copy in Dust Jacket.

"In the course of the 20th century, no war looms as profoundly transformative or as destructive as WWII. Its global scope and human toll reveal the true face of modern, industrialized warfare. Now, for the first time, we have a comprehensive, single-volume account of how and why this global conflict evolved as it did. "A War To Be Won" is a unique and powerful operational history of the WWII that tells the full story of battle on land, on sea, and in the air. Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett analyze the operations and tactics that defined the conduct of the war in both the European and Pacific Theaters. Moving between the war room and the battlefield, we see how strategies were crafted and revised, and how the multitudes of combat troops struggled to discharge their orders. The authors present incisive portraits of the military leaders, on both sides of the struggle, demonstrating the ambiguities they faced, the opportunities they took, and those they missed. Throughout, we see the relationship between the actual operations of the war and their political and moral implications. "A War To Be Won" is the culmination of decades of research by two of America's premier military historians. It avoids a celebratory view of the war but preserves a profound respect for the problems the Allies faced and overcame as well as a realistic assessment of the Axis accomplishments and failures. It is the essential military history of WWII--from the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to the surrender of Japan in 1945.

Illustrated with photos & maps. Internally tight & unmarked. Binding Exterior; all lettering/decoration bright. SELDOM PRESENT unclipped DJ. NO REMAINDER MARK; NOT X-LIBRARY. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE.

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