Operation Unthinkable : the Third World War : British plans to attack the Soviet Empire 1945
Walker, Jonathan, 1953-2013
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As the war in Europe entered its final months, we teetered on the edge of a Third World War. While Soviet forces smashed their way into Berlin, Churchill ordered British military planners to prepare the top secret 'Operation Unthinkable' - the plan for an Allied attack on the Soviet Union, on 1 July 1945. Using US, British and Polish forces, the invasion would reclaim Eastern Europe. The plan called for the use of the atomic bomb and Nazi troops if necessary. In this book Jonathan Walker presents a haunting study of the war that so nearly was. He outlines the motivations behind Churchill's plan, the logistics of launching a vast assault against an enemy who had bested Hitler, potential sabotage by Polish communists, and whether the Allies would have succeeded.
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Imprint:
Stroud : Spellmount, 2013.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780752487182 (hbk)
Dewey class:
327.41047327.4104709044327.41
Local class:
327.410470904
Language:
English
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BRN:
1095909