Format:
1 online resource (369 pages)
ISBN:
9780191592362
Content:
This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and its far-reaching consequences for humanity.
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- List of plates -- List of maps -- 1. Hitler, Germany, and the origins of the European war -- 2. German conquest of Poland, Norway, the Low Countries, and France -- 3. Britain alone -- 4. Operation BARBAROSSA: the German attack on the Soviet Union -- 5. The United States enters the war: the origins of the Japanese attack -- 6. Japanese victories and disappointments: December 1941 to August 1942 -- 7. The end of German expansion: the Atlantic, North Africa, and Russia, 1942-1943 -- 8. Anglo-American strategies for victory -- 9. Economies at war -- 10. Strategic bombing -- 11. Morale -- 12. Driving back the Germans: North Africa, Italy, and Russia -- 13. D-Day and victory in Europe -- 14. The defeat of Japan and the atom bomb -- 15. From war to peace: Anglo-American relations -- 16. From alliance to Cold War: the Soviet Union and the West -- 17. The impact of war: the murder of the European Jews -- 18. The impact of war: casualties, crisis, and change -- Note on quotations -- Book list -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780192802071
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780192802071
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=886574
