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Victory in World War II

The Allies' Defeat of the Axis Forces

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Victory in World War II

By: Nigel Cawthorne
Narrated by: Eric Meyers
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Summary

"Before Alamein we never won a battle; after Alamein we never lost one." (Winston Churchill)

Although this is an exaggeration, it is perhaps a pardonable one. The second battle of El Alamein in November 1942 was followed in April 1943 by the complete withdrawal of German troops from North Africa.

Meanwhile, on the Eastern Front, the Red Army had entered the hell of Stalingrad and emerged victorious. In the Pacific, American troops had captured and held the strategically vital island of Guadalcanal, in the teeth of frantic Japanese counterattacks.

In Burma, the Chindits were continuing to harass the enemy while British forces regrouped in preparation for the recapture of the country. The tide of the war had begun inexorably to turn in favor of the Allies. Victory in World War II covers all fronts in detail as it charts the progress of the final years of World War II.

©2017 Arcturus Publishing Limited (P)2022 Arcturus Holding Limited
20th Century Military Modern War Winston Churchill Air Force Interwar Period
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