World War II A Short History

Name: World War II A Short History
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ISBN: 9780130977694

ISBN-10: 0130977691

ISBN-13: 9780130977694

Edition: 4th 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Michael J. Lyons

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For courses on World War II, Military History, and 20th Century Europe. Highly regarded for its briefer clarification of the complexities of World War II, the book illuminates the origins, course, and long-range effects of the war. It provides a balanced account that analyzes both the European and Pacific theaters of operations and the connections between them. The Fourth Edition incorporates new material from the latest literature, offering modified conclusions on key topics and expanding coverage throughout.

Book details

List price: $29.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/19/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface



The Origins of World war II



World War I: The Great Turning Point



The Legacy of World War I



The Rise of the Dictators



The Road to War



Germany's March of Conquest



Blitzkriegin the East,Sitzkriegin the West



Complications in the North: Finland, Denmark, Norway



The Fall of France



Britain Is Still an Island



The Plot Thickens: The Mediterranean and the Balkans



The War Becomes Global



Operation Barbarossa: Dream ofLebensraum



Hitler's New Order in Europe



America Enters the War



Japan Triumphant, December 1941-May 1942



The Tide Turns



The Tide Turns in the Pacific



The Tide Turns in Europe: Stalingrad and El Alamein



The Second Front Question and the Invasion of North America



Probing the Underbelly: Sicily and Italy



War in the Atlantic



Target Germany: The Allied Bombing Offensive



Total War and the Home Fronts



The Triumph of the Allies



Russia Moves West, 1943-44



Cross-Channel Invasion at Last: D Day to the German Border



The End of the Thousand-Year Reich



Island Hopping in the Pacific



War on the Periphery: China, Burma, India



The Collapse of Japan


Aftermath


Additional Reading


Index