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Introduction: The Most Destructive War | |
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Origins and Causes of the War, 1919-1939 | |
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World War II: Why It Matters and What You Need to Know | |
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The Great War and the Uneasy Peace: How World War II Happened | |
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Hoping for Peace: The Rise of the Dictators, 1933-1939 | |
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Starting the War: The Axis Invades and Conquers, 1939-1942 | |
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Invading Eastern Europe: Hitler's Power Grows, 1939 | |
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Blitzkrieg in Europe: World War II Begins, 1939-1941 | |
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The Ultimate Battle: Hitler versus Stalin | |
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America on the Sidelines: 1933-1941 | |
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Collision in Asia: Japan and America, 1937-1941 | |
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Behind Enemy Lines: Nations at War | |
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Maintaining Resources: The Axis | |
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Working Together: The Allies | |
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The War against the Jews | |
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Planning and Launching the Allied Counterattack, 1942-1943 | |
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The Politics of Compromise, 1942 | |
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Taking North Africa, Sicily, and the Boot | |
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Germany a Three-Time Loser: In Russia, At Home, and in the Atlantic | |
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Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and Midway: Japan's Three Strikes | |
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Planning for the Rest of the War, 1943 | |
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The Long Haul, 1944 | |
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The Italian Campaign and Soviet Victories in the East | |
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Liberating Europe: From Normandy to Paris, and Beyond | |
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Japan Begins to Crack | |
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Starting Over: The War's Aftereffects, 1945 | |
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Ending the War (Almost): The Final Offensive | |
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The Japanese Defeat | |
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The Uneasy Peace | |
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The Part of Tens | |
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Ten Formidable Military Leaders of World War II | |
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Ten Weapons That Made a Difference | |
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Ten "What Ifs?" of World War II | |
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Index | |
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Book Registration Information | |