World War II: A Short History

by Lyons, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780205660568
• ISBN10: 0205660568
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-07-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Highly regarded for its concise clarification of the complexities of World War II, the book illuminates the origins, course, and long-range effects of the war and provides a balanced account that analyzes both the European and Pacific theaters of operations and the connections between them. TheFifth Editionincorporates new material from the latest scholarship, offering modified conclusions on key topics and expanding coverage throughout.The author examines the origins of World War II, the legacy of World War I, the rise of the dictators, the road to war, Germany's march of conquest, globalization of the war, the question of the second front and the invasion of North America, war in the Atlantic, the allied bombing offensive, the home fronts, and the triumph of the Allies.For World War II courses.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Origins Of World War II

World War I: The Great Turning Point

The Legacy of World War I

The Rise of the Dictators

The Road to War

Germany's March Of Conquest

Blitzkrieg in the East, Sitzkrieg in the West

Complications in the North: Finland, Denmark, Norway

The Fall of France

Britain Is Still an Island

The Plot Thickens: The Mediterranean and the Balkans

The War Becomes Global

Operation Barbarossa: Dream of Lebensraum

Hitler's New Order in Europe

America Enters the War

Japan Triumphant, December 1941-May 1942

The Tide Turns

The Struggle for the Initiative in the Pacific

America Gains the Initiative in the Pacific

The Tide Turns in Russia: Stalingrad and Beyond

The Tide Turns in North Africa: El Alamein to Tunisia

Probing the Underbelly: Sicily and Italy

War in the Atlantic

Target Germany: The Allied Bombing Offensive

Total War and the Home Fronts

The Triumph Of The Allies

Cross-Channel Invasion at Last: D Day to the German Border

The End of the Thousand-Year Reich

War on the Periphery: China, Burma, India

The Collapse of Japan

Aftermath

Additional Reading

Index

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