World War Two: A Military History

by Black; Jeremy

• ISBN13: 9780415305358
• ISBN10: 0415305357
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-09-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

World War Two was the sum of numerous related conflicts with their own causes, patterns and outcomes. This new and convincing survey takes a global perspective to explain the complicated course of the war in military terms. Jeremy Black provides fresh insights into the operations at the Eastern Front and the war against Japan and argues against a trend to demilitarize, giving due weight to the campaigns and battles that made up the war. World War Twocovers all the major fields of conflict, challenging common interpretations and including new insights. The chronological approach includes analysis of attacks at land, air and sea and a comparison of military resources. The focus is always operational, but social, cultural and political aspects are also included.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xvi
Background	p. 1
Initial Attacks	p. 31
The War Widens	p. 74
Attacks Held, 1942	p. 109
Mounting Allied Pressure, 1943	p. 129
Defeating the Axis, 1944	p. 161
The Fall of the Axis	p. 206
Contexts	p. 226
Struggle Reviewed	p. 266
Selected Further Reading	p. 291
Index	p. 293
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