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The Second World War : a Short History.
The Second World War is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the war. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and its far-reaching consequences for humanity. In tracing the key events of both the European and the Far Eastern wars, R.A.C. Parker outlines clearly th...
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
1997.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of plates; List of maps; 1. Hitler, Germany, and the origins of the European war; 2. German conquest of Poland, Norway, the Low Countries, and France; 3. Britain alone; 4. Operation BARBAROSSA: the German attack on the Soviet Union; 5. The United States enters the war: the origins of the Japanese attack; 6. Japanese victories and disappointments: December 1941 to August 1942; 7. The end of German expansion: the Atlantic, North Africa, and Russia, 1942-1943; 8. Anglo-American strategies for victory; 9. Economies at war; 10. Strategic bombing; 11. Morale.
- 12. Driving back the Germans: North Africa, Italy, and Russia13. D-Day and victory in Europe; 14. The defeat of Japan and the atom bomb; 15. From war to peace: Anglo-American relations; 16. From alliance to Cold War: the Soviet Union and the West; 17. The impact of war: the murder of the European Jews; 18. The impact of war: casualties, crisis, and change; Note on quotations; Book list; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.