The United States And World War II

ISBN-13: 9780813304373 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 375 str.

Robert James Maddox

Opis

This history of the causes, conduct and consequences of World War II aims beyond traditional military and diplomatic accounts to present the era in its broader context. Special emphasis is devoted to the United States and the impact of the war on American society. The role of women and Blacks in the labour force and armed services, industrial mobilization and propaganda, are just a few of the topics explored. An examination of the origins of the Cold War, the superpower arms race and the division of Europe sets out to show how World War II helped to shape the world in which we now live.

Spis treści

Author’s Note -- The War to End All Wars (1914–1921) -- The Illusion of Stability (1921–1930) -- The Collapse of Order (1931–1935) -- Descent into Chaos (1936–1939) -- The Dark Days (1940–1941) -- Japan Strikes (1939–1941) -- Japan at Bay (1942) -- War in North Africa (1940–1944) -- Attacking the Underbelly (1943–1945) -- Occupied Areas -- Americans at War -- The Eastern Front (1942–1944) -- Launching the Second Front (1944) -- Closing the Vise (1945) -- Across the Pacific (1943–1944) -- Japan Subdued (1945) -- Wartime Diplomacy -- Epilogue

O autorze

ROBERT FRANKLIN MADDOX is Professor of History at Marshall University./e He is the author of two books, The Senatorial Career of Harley Martin Kilgore and America and World War I: A Selected Annotated Bibliography of English Language Sources with David Woodward. The author of numerous articles and reviews he is a past president of the West Virginia Historical Association.