From Axis Victories to the Turn of the Tide

by Levine, Alan

• ISBN13: 9781597977111
• ISBN10: 159797711X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-30
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

From Axis Victories to the Turn of the Tideis a history of the critical campaigns of World War II and highlights the visible turning point battles of the war in 1942 and 1943. By focusing not only on what happened but also on why, Alan Levine's novel approach to the subject questions whether the Axis ever had any hope of winning the war. As the Nazis conquered Poland in their march toward domination, the war began its inevitable spread across the world. Levine looks at the war from a geographical perspective, examining events on both the eastern and western fronts-such as the battles of Britain, the Atlantic, Stalingrad, and Midway-to determine how operations in these areas affected its overall path. Levine also scrutinizes key events that began to turn the war's outcome in favor of the Allies. These decisive moments include the entry of the United States into the war and the defeat of the German thrust to the vital Soviet oilfields of the Caucasus. From Axis Victories to the Turn of the Tideencompasses several critical years of world history and offers a fresh perspective for both general readers and academics interested in crucial events of World War II. Levine's analysis shows us how these seminal events shaped the world that we live in today.

Table of Contents

The Catastrophe	p. 1
The British Carry On	p. 20
Dunkirk through the Battle of Britain
The Battle of the Atlantic I	p. 64
The Russian Campaign I	p. 84
To Moscow
The Mediterranean and the Middle East I	p. 116
From the Fall of France to December 1941
The Hinge	p. 143
American Intervention
The Battle of the Atlantic II	p. 172
December 1941-May 1943
The Russian Campaign II	p. 195
To the Caucasus and Stalingrad
The Mediterranean and the Middle East II	p. 221
From Pearl Harbor to the Invasion of Northwest Africa
The Pacific	p. 250
Pearl Harbor to Midway
Conclusions	p. 287
Notes	p. 301
Index	p. 329
About the Author	p. 341
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