No Simple Victory World War II in Europe, 1939-1945

Name: No Simple Victory World War II in Europe, 1939-1945
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ISBN: 9780143114093

ISBN-10: 0143114093

ISBN-13: 9780143114093

Edition: 2008

Authors: Norman Davies

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One of the worlds leading historians re- examines World War II and its outcome A clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight by reevaluating well-established facts and pointing out lesser-known ones, No Simple Victoryasks readers to reconsider what they know about the war, and how that knowledge might be biased or incorrect. Norman Davies poses simple questions that have unexpected answers: Can you name the five biggest battles of the war? What were the main political ideologies that were contending for supremacy? The answers to these questions will surprise even those who feel that they are experts on the subject. Davies has established himself as a preeminent scholar of…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/26/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 5.52" wide x 8.40" long x 1.31" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Lilka Trzcinska-Croydon is a semi-retired child and adolescent psychoanalyst living in Toronto.



List of Tables


List of Illustrations


Maps


Introduction



Interpretation - Five Factors



Warfare - Military Action in Europe, 1939-1945



Politics - Before, During and After the War



Soldiers - From Enlistment to War Grave



Civilians - Life and Death in Wartime



Portrayals - The Second World War in Pictures, Literature and History



Inconclusions


Notes


Further Reading


Index