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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 | |