UID:
almafu_9961152708702883
Format:
1 online resource (316 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-40547-2
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1-280-33810-5
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0-203-01832-X
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1-134-40548-0
Series Statement:
Warfare and History
Content:
Cutting through over half a century of historical build-up, this new and convincing account of World War II uses a global perspective to explain the complicated course in military terms. Black, a distinguished military historian , bucks the current trend to demilitarise and gives due weight to the campaigns and battles that made up the war. In doing so he challenges common interpretations and includes new insights to make this one of the most exciting new histories of the Second World War. Covering all the main areas of conflict, the chronological approach includes analysis of attacks at land,
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 Background; 2 Initial attacks; 3 The war widens; 4 Attacks held 1942; 5 Mounting Allied pressure 1943; 6 Defeating the Axis 1944; 7 The fall of the Axis; 8 Contexts; 9 Struggle reviewed; Selected further reading; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
World War Two: A Military History
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-30535-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-30534-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203018323
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