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Title:
The Oxford illustrated history of World War II / edited by Richard Overy.
Author:
Overy, R. J., editor.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

©2015
Call Number:
D743 .O96 2015
Abstract:
A team of leading historians reassesses the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of the Allied response but also from the view-point of the Axis aggressor states. Under Richard Overy's expert editorial guidance, the contributions take us from the genesis of war, through the action in the major theatres of conflict by land, sea, and air, to assessments of fighting power and military and technical innovation, the economics of total war, the culture and propaganda of war, and the experience of war (and genocide) for both combatants and civilians, concluding with an account of the transition from World War to Cold War in the late 1940s. Together, they provide a stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible yet fascinating episodes in world history.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780199605828
Physical Description:
x, 492 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 26 cm
Contents:
Introduction: Total war-- Global war / The genesis of World War / The Japanese Empire at War, 1931-1945 / The Italian Wars / The German Wars / The West and the War at sea / The Allies from defeat to victory / Fighting power: War-making and military innovation / Economies in total War / Front Line I: Armed Forces at War / Front Line II: Civilians at War / Unnatural deaths / Brains at War: Inventions and experts / The culture of War: Ideas, arts, and propaganda / From World War to Cold War
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