Peter D. Antill Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

2012 jährte sich der Beginn der Schlacht um Stalingrad, des wohl berühmtesten Gefechts des 2. Weltkrieges, zum 70. Mal. Oftmals wurde Stalingrad zum Wendepunkt des gesamten Krieges erklärt. Dieses Buch schildert den gesamten Schlachtverlauf und erklärt, wieso diese Schlacht für die Wehrmacht zu einer solchen Katastrophe wurde.

Osprey's study of Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941 during World War II (1939-1945), which was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island's key airports, and reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May, the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge scale and on 1 June Crete surrendered. This book describes how desperately close the battle had been and explains how German losses so shocked the Führer that he never again authorised a major airborne operation.

By mid-April 1945, Hitler's Third Reich was staring into the abyss. Despite fanatical resistance and close-quarter fighting, the Red Banner was raised over the Reichstag and Berlin; Hitler had committed suicide the same day. Berlin surrendered unconditionally and Germany surrendered to the Allies on 7 May - the war in Europe was at an end.