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(0)Randall Hansen
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English
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During the Second World War, Allied air forces dropped nearly two million tons of bombs on Germany, destroying some 60 cities, killing more than half a million German citizens, and leaving 80,000 pilots dead. But the terrible truth is that much of the bombing was carried out against the expressed demands of the Allied military leadership, leading to the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians. Focusing on the crucial period from 1942...
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English
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Raze Paris to the ground. Burn the bridges. Destroy all industry.
These were just a few of the crazed orders issued by Hitler in the closing months of the Second World War, as the Allies rolled inexorably towards Berlin.
This 'scorched earth' policy might have left Europe a smoking ruin, had it not been for the determination and bravery of a few German officers who disobeyed Hiter. Many paid with their lives.
Might Rommel have opened the Western...
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Pub. Date
2007
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xxiv, 376 : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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Matches popular college majors with possible careers in the arts, business, science, social science, and the service industry, giving an overview of what degree and skills are necessary and projected earnings and growth in the area.