Rozhodujúce bitky a operácie druhej svetovej vojny: prepadnutie Poľska, blesková vojna v Európe, Operácia Barbarossa, boje o Atlantik, vojna v severnej Afrike, boje na východnom a západnom fronte, vojna v Tichomorí. Podrobný popis kľúčových udalostí na všetkých frontoch druhej svetovej vojny. Takmer 250 farebných máp najvýznamnejších operácií a bitiek druhej svetovej vojny, unikátne dobové fotografie z bojísk aj zo zázemia.
1939-1945
Obludné nacistické plány na ovládnutí světa přinesli zkázu a utrpení v Evropě i na dalších místech světa. Autoři sledují vzestup "Třetí říše", kdy se nacistům podařilo dobýt západní Evropu, severní Afriku a proniknout až k vodám ruské řeky Volhy a k vrcholkům Kavkazu. Odtud však potom následoval neslavný ústup, který vedl k definitivní porážce nacizmu a hitlerovského Německa. Kniha je doplněná výstižnými ilustracemi a mapami jednotlivých bojišť.
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