World War II: A New History

ISBN-13: 9781108791403 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 410 str.

Evan Mawdsley

Opis

A revised and updated edition of Evan Mawdsley's acclaimed global history of World War II.

Recenzje

Review of the first edition: 'Professor Mawdsley is to be much congratulated on writing such a clear and perceptive account, and one that provides much food for thought.' Charles Messenger, The Journal of Military History

Spis treści

Preface to Second Edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The World in 1937; 2. Japan and China, 1937–1940; 3. Hitler's border wars, 1938–1939; 4. Germany re-fights World War I, 1939–1940; 5. Wars of ideology, 1941–1942; 6. The Red Army versus the Wehrmacht, 1942–1944; 7. Japan's lunge for empire, 1941–1942; 8. Defending the perimeter: Japan, 1942–1944; 9. The 'World Ocean' and allied victory, 1939–1945; 10. The European periphery, 1940–1944; 11. Wearing down Germany, 1942–1944; 12. Victory in Europe, 1944–1945; 13. End and beginning in Asia, 1945; 14. Conclusion; Further reading; Notes; Index.