December 1941 : twelve days that began a world war /

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In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. In this riveting book, historian Evan Mawdsley explores how the story unfolded. He demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mawdsley, Evan, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 December: Japan, Germany, and the coming world war
  • 1 December: the fight to the death in Russia
  • 1 December: London, Libya, and the dangers of the Far East
  • 1 December: Washington, magic, and the Japanese peril
  • 2 December: two doomed battleships in Singapore
  • 3 December: the president's secret promise
  • 4 December: Hitler and Japan's war of conquest
  • 5 December: the lull before two storms
  • 6 December: General Zhukov throws in his armies
  • 7 December: date of infamy: Japan's undeclared wars in Malaya and Hawaii
  • 8 December: the beginning of the end of the British empire
  • 9 December: FDR begins the American century
  • 10 December: Force 'Z' and the Malayan tragedy
  • 11 December: Hitler's war on America
  • 12 December: world war and the destruction of the Jews
  • Aftermath: the new war and a new world.

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