Battle for Victory by Karen Farrington

Battle for Victory (Illustrated WWII History in Protected Dust Jacket)

An Illustrated Account of the Second World War Told Through the Soldiers, Ships and Aircraft That Decided It

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Battle for Victory: Men and Machines of World War II
• Author: Karen Farrington
• Publisher: Blitz Editions
• Publication Date: 1995
• ISBN-13: 9781856052696
• ISBN-10: 1856052699
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated hardcover boards with a dark spine strip, issued with a printed dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large illustrated quarto-format volume, with colour and black-and-white photographs, maps and information panels.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The illustrated boards are clean and bright, with a dark spine strip. Tiny marks are visible near the corner along the top edge of the front board. The binding is square and presentable. The covers are otherwise free of significant wear.
• Interior: The pages are clean, white and bright, with no foxing, markings or inscriptions. The binding is tight and the book lies open flat. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photographs and pink Eye Witness panels.
• The Dust Jacket: Present and protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. The jacket is bright and clean, with a red spine lettered in yellow and cream. There is slight wear at the head of the spine and a small nick or crease at the top edge of the front. A small remnant of green sticker residue sits at the lower left of the back panel.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Battle for Victory: Men and Machines of World War II is a lavishly illustrated overview of the Second World War, written by Karen Farrington and published in 1995. It follows the conflict through the people who fought it and the equipment they relied on.

The book is organised in three parts: the soldier's war on land, the war at sea, and the battle for the skies. Narrative history is combined with first-hand testimony from those who served, and is supported by period photographs, maps and fact panels that explain the weapons, vehicles and campaigns.

A handsome, heavily illustrated volume for the military history shelf, offered as a clean used collectible copy in its original dust jacket.

Author Profile: Karen Farrington

Karen Farrington is a British author and journalist who has written widely on military history, becoming a full-time author in the late 1980s.

Her other titles include Witness to World War II, Countdown to Victory, The Soldier's War, Battle for the Skies, Victory in Europe and Victory in the Pacific.

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