Twelve Turning Points of the Second World War

The Battle of Britain. Pearl Harbor. Stalingrad. D-Day. These defining events of the Second World War exemplify both the immense heroism and the grievous costs of global conflict. They are the tense, thrilling, moments that had the potential to change the course of the war, and history. In this gripping book, historian Philip Bell analyses twelve unique turning points that determined the character and the ultimate outcome of the Second World War. Book jacket.

P. M. H. Bell was Reader in history at the University of Liverpool and is the author of many books, including The Origins of the Second World War in Europe. He lives in Surrey, England.