The Second World Wars
Title | The Second World Wars PDF eBook |
Author | Victor Davis Hanson |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Total Pages | 720 |
Release | 2017-10-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0465093191 |
A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian. World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, bestselling author Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. The Axis powers were well prepared to win limited border conflicts, but once they blundered into global war, they had no hope of victory. An authoritative new history of astonishing breadth, The Second World Wars offers a stunning reinterpretation of history's deadliest conflict.
The Second World War
Title | The Second World War PDF eBook |
Author | Antony Beevor |
Publisher | Back Bay Books |
Total Pages | 829 |
Release | 2012-06-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0316084077 |
A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War. In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 to V-J day on August 14, 1945 and the war's aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach -- one that included every major power. The result is a dramatic and breathtaking single-volume history that provides a remarkably intimate account of the war that, more than any other, still commands attention and an audience. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history, and confirms once more that he is a military historian of the first rank.
The Origins of the Second World War in Europe
Title | The Origins of the Second World War in Europe PDF eBook |
Author | P. M. H. Bell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 413 |
Release | 2014-09-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317865243 |
PMH Bell's famous book is a comprehensive study of the period and debates surrounding the European origins of the Second World War. He approaches the subject from three different angles: describing the various explanations that have been offered for the war and the historiographical debates that have arisen from them, analysing the ideological, economic and strategic forces at work in Europe during the 1930s, and tracing the course of events from peace in 1932, via the initial outbreak of hostilities in 1939, through to the climactic German attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 which marked the descent into general conflict. Written in a lucid, accessible style, this is an indispensable guide to the complex origins of the Second World War.
Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War
Title | Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War PDF eBook |
Author | R. Scott Sheffield |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 367 |
Release | 2018-12-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108424635 |
A transnational history of how Indigenous peoples mobilised en masse to support the war effort on the battlefields and the home fronts.
How the War Was Won
Title | How the War Was Won PDF eBook |
Author | Phillips Payson O'Brien |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 696 |
Release | 2019-01-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 131623973X |
World War II is usually seen as a titanic land battle, decided by mass armies, most importantly those on the Eastern Front. Phillips Payson O'Brien shows us the war in a completely different light. In this compelling new history of the Allied path to victory, he argues that in terms of production, technology and economic power, the war was far more a contest of air and sea than of land supremacy. He shows how the Allies developed a predominance of air and sea power which put unbearable pressure on Germany and Japan's entire war-fighting machine from Europe and the Mediterranean to the Pacific. Air and sea power dramatically expanded the area of battle and allowed the Allies to destroy over half of the Axis' equipment before it had even reached the traditional 'battlefield'. Battles such as El Alamein, Stalingrad and Kursk did not win World War II; air and sea power did.
Africa and the Second World War
Title | Africa and the Second World War PDF eBook |
Author | David Killingray |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 294 |
Release | 1986-07-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1349182648 |
The Origins of the Second World War
Title | The Origins of the Second World War PDF eBook |
Author | R. J. Overy |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 193 |
Release | 2014-01-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317865855 |
"The Origins of the Second World War explores the reasons why the Second World War broke out in September 1939 and not sooner, and why a European war expanded into world war by 1941. Richard Overy argues that this was not just 'Hitler's War' but one that had its roots and origins in the decline of the old empires of Britain and France and the rise of ambitious new powers in Germany, Italy and Japan. Any explanation of the outbreak of hostilities must be multinational in scope taking into account the basic instability of the international system that had still not recovered from the shocks of the Great War. In this third edition: The role of Italy in the approach to war has been re-evaluated; Overy addresses recent revelations about Soviet policy in the 1930s, particularly exploring Soviet military planning and preparations; Arguments about Chamberlain and his policy of appeasement are rethought and reassessed. This new edition has now been completely overhauled, updated, expanded and reset. With a comprehensive documents section, colour plates, Guide to Who's Who, and a Chronology, The Origins of the Second World War will provide an invaluable introduction to any student of this fascinating period."--Page 4 of cover