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The Duel
The Duel
Author: John Lukacs
The Duel is the story of the eighty-day struggle in 1940 (10 May - 31 July)  between Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill, one poised at the edge of absolute victory, the other threatened by imminent invasion and defeat, yet holding on, with his own life in the balance -- and that of the entire free world. This narrative history of e...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395618639
ISBN-10: 0395618630
Publication Date: 2/10/1992
Pages: 258
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Publisher: Mariner Books
Book Type: Paperback
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A fascinating look at the personalities of Hitler and Churchill---both the same, yet both different---and how they influenced each other, the men around them and their people. It is about eighty critical days in World War II that contributed to the reversal of their roles: the then-absolute victor started on his path to defeat, while the almost defeated leader began his struggle to complete victory.


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