World War II A Short History

Name: World War II A Short History
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ISBN: 9780205660568

ISBN-10: 0205660568

ISBN-13: 9780205660568

Edition: 5th 2017 (Revised)

Authors: Michael J. Lyons

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Highly regarded for its concise clarification of the complexities of World War II, the book illuminates the origins, course, and long-range effects of the war and provides a balanced account that analyzes both the European and Pacific theaters of operations and the connections between them. TheFifth Editionincorporates new material from the latest scholarship, offering modified conclusions on key topics and expanding coverage throughout.The author examines the origins of World War II, the legacy of World War I, the rise of the dictators, the road to war, Germany's march of conquest, globalization of the war, the question of the second front and the invasion of North America, war in the…

Book details

List price: $160.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/26/2016
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 341
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.650
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



Blitzkrieg in the East, Sitzkrieg in 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 of Lebensraum



Hitler's New Order in Europe



America Enters the War



Japan Triumphant, December 1941-May 1942



The Tide Turns



The Struggle for the Initiative in the Pacific



America Gains the Initiative in the Pacific



The Tide Turns in Russia: Stalingrad and Beyond



The Tide Turns in North Africa: El Alamein to Tunisia



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



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



The End of the Thousand-Year Reich



War on the Periphery: China, Burma, India



The Collapse of Japan


Aftermath


Additional Reading


Index