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The Origins Of The Second World War An International Perspective
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Author : Frank McDonough
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-09-22
The Origins Of The Second World War An International Perspective written by Frank McDonough and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-22 with History categories.
Major international experts offer new interpretations of the key aspects of the origins of the Second World War.
The Second World War
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Author : Joanna Bourke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Second World War written by Joanna Bourke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
The Second World War saw an unprecedented expansion of suffering beyond the frontlines. Of the 1,355,000 tons of bombs dropped on Germany, for instance, most fell on non-military targets, and of the 55 million people killed worldwide, two-thirds were civilians. In The Second World War: A People's History, Joanna Bourke uncovers the grim stories of death and destruction lost behind those statistics. Using diary entries, oral histories, poetry and letters home, Bourke allows the people that lived and died in the global bloodletting to tell their own stories. Soldiers who fought for all sides and in all of the major theatres tell of the fear and horror of combat. Partisan fighters recount the daring risks they took and the torments of captivity. Civilians describe the anxiety of approaching war, their struggle for survival, and their despair and helplessness as the war consumed their world. Bourke chillingly demonstrates that all of this sorrow and woe was the direct result of political and military decisions on both sides. A brief, objective synopsis of each campaign in the war clarifies the link between strategic, military decisions and the massacre and inhumane treatment of non-combatants--events now known only by names like Nanking, Sobibor, Dresden, and Nagasaki--that was all too common in this brutal war. This short, engaging history is a poignant testimony to the memory of the innocents lost and a stark reminder that their demise was not inevitable--indeed it was often strategically planned and methodically executed.
The Second World War
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Author : John Keegan
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-08-31
The Second World War written by John Keegan and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with History categories.
In this comprehensive history, John Keegan explores both the technical and the human impact of the greatest war of all time. He focuses on five crucial battles and offers new insights into the distinctive methods and motivations of modern warfare. In knowledgable, perceptive analysis of the airborne battle of Crete, the carrier battle of Midway, the tank battle of Falaise, the city battle of Berlin, and the amphibious battle of Okinawa, Keegan illuminates the strategic dilemmas faced by the leaders and the consequences of their decisions on the fighting men and the course of the war as a whole.
The Second World War
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Author : Antony Beevor
language : en
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Release Date : 2012-06-05
The Second World War written by Antony Beevor and has been published by Back Bay Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-05 with History categories.
A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War. In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 to V-J day on August 14, 1945 and the war's aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach -- one that included every major power. The result is a dramatic and breathtaking single-volume history that provides a remarkably intimate account of the war that, more than any other, still commands attention and an audience. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history, and confirms once more that he is a military historian of the first rank.
The Second World War
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Author : Martin Gilbert
language : en
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Release Date : 2014-06-05
The Second World War written by Martin Gilbert and has been published by Rosetta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-05 with History categories.
"Mr. Gilbert brings the strongest possible credentials to his history of World War II, and the result is a magisterial work" ( The New York Times). In the hands of master historian Martin Gilbert, the complex and compelling story of the Second World War comes to life. This narrative captures the perspectives of leading politicians and war commanders, journalists, civilians, and ordinary soldiers, offering gripping eyewitness accounts of heroism, defeat, suffering, and triumph. This is one of the first historical studies of World War II that describes the Holocaust as an integral part of the war. It also covers maneuvers, strategies, and leaders operating in European, Asian, and Pacific theatres. In addition, this book brings in survivor testimonies of occupation, survival behind enemy lines, and the experience of minority groups such as the Roma in Europe, to offer a comprehensive account of the war's impact on individuals on both sides. This is a sweeping narrative of one of the most deadly wars in history, which took almost forty million lives, and irrevocably changed countless more. "Gilbert's flowing narrative is spiced with anecdotal details culled from diaries, memoirs, and official documents. He is especially skillful at interweaving summaries of military strategy with vignettes of civilian suffering." — Newsweek "[A] masterful account of history's most destructive conflict." — Publishers Weekly
The Meaning Of The Second World War
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Author : Ernest Mandel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The Meaning Of The Second World War written by Ernest Mandel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
The very scale of the 1939-45 war has often tempted historians to study particular campaigns at the expense of the wider panorama. In this readable and richly detailed history of the conflict, the Belgian scholar Ernest Mandel (author of the acclaimed Late Capitalism) outlines his view that the war was in fact a combination of several distinct struggles and a battle between rival imperialisms for world hegemony. In concise chapters, Mandel examines the role played by technology, science, logistics, weapons and propaganda. Throughout, he weaves a consideration of the military strategy of the opposing states into his analytical narrative of the war and its results. -- Publisher description.
The Second World War In Europe
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Author : Charles Messenger
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Release Date : 2004
The Second World War In Europe written by Charles Messenger and has been published by Smithsonian Books (DC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
"The effects of World War II were felt throughout Europe and beyond into Russia and as far as Africa. Whether Allied, Axis, or caught between the two, no one on the Continent escaped the war unscathed. A historian and veteran of the conflict, Charles Messenger illuminates the totality of war in Europe, capturing clearly the physical destruction, the mobilization of populations, and the changing political boundaries in each stage of the conflict."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Struggle For Survival
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Author : Robert Alexander Clarke Parker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1989
Struggle For Survival written by Robert Alexander Clarke Parker and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
"A magnificent achievement, a tour de force....As a one-volume survey, it is unlikely to be surpassed"--Kenneth O. Morgan, The New Statesman. "A fine single-volume World War II history....[Parker] writes with considerable insight and objectivity"--Booklist. From the rise of Hitler to the origins of the Cold War, from the operational strategy of the battle of Midway to the role of industrial production, every important aspect of World War II finds its way into this concise, remarkably comprehensive history of the great conflict.
Origins Of The Second World War
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Author : Victor Rothwell
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2001
Origins Of The Second World War written by Victor Rothwell and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Victor Rothwell examines the origins of World War II, from the flawed peace settlement in 1919 to the start of the true world war at Pearl Harbor in 1941. He asks many important questions. Why did the cause of peace advance in the 1920s, only to be stopped in its tracks and threatened with reversal by the Great Depression?; what was the nature of Nazi thinking about war, foreign policy, and the policy of appeasement that sought to accommodate the Third Reich without again going to war? He also examines the events in the Far East at the time, and draws a contrast between the role of the US and the Far East throughout the 1930s. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
The Making Of The Second World War
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Author : Anthony P. Adamthwaite
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1992
The Making Of The Second World War written by Anthony P. Adamthwaite and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
First Published in 1979. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.