Bojiště druhé světové války - Fotografický průvodce po místech bojů – Woodadge Paul (2023)

World War II is one of the first conflicts that was extensively documented by both soldiers and journalists, leaving us with many iconic photographs of battles and battlefields. But what do these battlefields look like now, after extensive reconstruction in the post-war era? ***** The book contains 160 captivating photographs that provide a unique view of both famous and lesser-known World War II battlefields – how they looked during the height of the conflict and how they appear today. ***** Among the battlefields are locations such as the Gliwice radio transmitter tower, where German saboteurs staged a sabotage in September 1939 to justify the German invasion of Poland; the City of London, which became the target of devastating Luftwaffe air raids in late 1940; Prokhorovka in Russia, where perhaps the most famous tank battle in history took place during the Kursk offensive in July 1943; the idyllic Tarawa Atoll, the site of bloody fighting between the Japanese and American Marines in November 1943; and Juno Beach in Normandy, where Canadian troops landed and where the deadliest fighting occurred on D-Day.