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From the rise of the Nazi party through the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the ultimate defeat of the Axis nations and the first chills of the Cold War, this book offers a completely comprehensive overview of the Second World War in one readable, compact volume. Historian Alastair Parker deftly explores the causes of the war, how it was won, and its consequences for humanity. Photos and maps.

About the Author:
Alastair Parker is Fellow, Tutor, and Praelector in Modern History at Queen's College, Oxford. He is the author of Europe 1919-1945 and Chamberlain and Appeasement: British Policy and the Coming of the Second World War.

List of plates

ix

(2)

List of maps

xi

1. Hitler, Germany, and the origins of the European war

1

(20)

2. German conquest of Poland, Norway, the Low Countries, and France

21

(23)

3. Britain alone

44

(16)

4. Operation BARBAROSSA: the German attack on the Soviet Union

60

(12)

5. The United States enters the war: the origins of the Japanese attack

72

(14)

6. Japanese victories and disappointments: December 1941 to August 1942

86

(9)

7. The end of German expansion: the Atlantic, North Africa, and Russia, 1942-1943

95

(20)

8. Anglo-American strategies for victory

115

(16)

9. Economies at war

131

(20)

10. Strategic bombing

151

(22)

11. Morale

173

(4)

12. Driving back the Germans: North Africa, Italy, and Russia

177

(18)

13. D-Day and victory in Europe

195

(29)

14. The defeat of Japan and the atom bomb

224

(19)

15. From war to peace: Anglo-American relations

243

(7)

16. From alliance to Cold War: the Soviet Union and the West

250

(14)

17. The impact of war: the murder of the European Jews

264

(17)

18. The impact of war: casualties, crisis, and change

281

(24)

Note on quotations

305

(1)

Book list

306

(9)

Index

315

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The Second World War A Short History

The Second World War A Short History

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