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When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II
Chronicles The Joint Effort Of The U.s. Government, The Publishing Industry And The Nation's Librarians To Boost Troop Morale During World War Ii By Shipping 120 Million Books To The Front Lines For S...oldiers To Read During What Little Downtime They Had. 35,000 First Printing.
The Second World War
The definitive, Nobel Prizeâwinning history of World War II, universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literatureFrom Britain's darkest and finest h...our to the great alliance and ultimate victory, the Second World War remains the most pivotal event of the twentieth century. Winston Churchill was not only the war's greatest leader, he was the free world's singularly eloquent voice of defiance in the face of Nazi tyranny, and it's that voice that animates this six-volume history. Remarkable both for its sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it begins with The Gathering Storm; moves on to Their Finest Hour, The Grand Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, and Closing the Ring; and concludes with Triumph and Tragedy. This third volume describes 1941, the momentous year that ended with the formation of the Grand Alliance.
Triumph and Tragedy (The Second World War, #6)
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The Second World War: A Complete History
A "magisterial" (The New York Times) single-volume history of WWII It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. By the time it came to an end on V-J Day-August 14, 1945 -it had in...volved every major power and become global in its reach. In the final accounting, it would turn out to be, in both human terms and material resources, the costliest war in history, taking the lives of thirty million people. In one brilliant volume, eminent historian Martin Gilbert offers the complete history of the Second World War. With unparalleled scholarship and breadth of vision, Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill as well as one of the leading experts on the Holocaust, weaves together political, military, diplomatic, and civilian elements to provide a global perspective on the war, in a work that is both a treasure trove of information and a gripping, dramatic narrative. "In his transmission of the horror of the war, Martin Gilbert has achieved something no other historian but he could. There is indeed a relentless force about chronology when it is used as a tool by an historian of the stature of Martin Gilbert." -The Sunday Telegraph "Gilbert's flowing narrative is spiced with anecdotal details culled from diaries, memoirs, and official documents. He is especially skillful at interweaving summaries of military strategy with vignettes of civilian suffering."-Newsweek First published in 1989 to mark the 50th anniversary of World War II, Gilbert's masterful history chronicles the entire war--from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the surrender of the Japanese more than five years later. "Surprisingly effective at reminding us that World War II was more than a series of battles and feats of arms."--Washington Post Book World. 64 pages of photographs; 102 maps.
A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II
From The Publisher: In A New Edition Featuring A New Preface, A World Of Arms Remains A Classic Of Global History. Widely Hailed As A Masterpiece, This Volume Remains The First History Of World War Ii... To Provide A Truly Global Account Of The War That Encompassed Six Continents. Starting With The Changes That Restructured Europe And Its Colonies Following The First World War, Gerhard Weinberg Sheds New Light On Every Aspect Of World War Ii. Actions Of The Axis, The Allies, And The Neutrals Are Covered In Every Theater Of The War. More Importantly, The Global Nature Of The War Is Examined, With New Insights Into How Events In One Corner Of The World Helped Affect Events In Often Distant Areas. List Of Maps -- Preface To The New Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1: From One War To Another -- 2: From The German And Soviet Invasions Of Poland To The German Attack In The West, September 1,1939 To May 10,1940 -- 3: World Turned Upside Down -- 4: Expanding Conflict, 1940-1941 -- 5: Eastern Front And A Changing War, June To December,1941 -- 6: Halting The Japanese Advance, Halting The German Advance; Keeping Them Apart And Shifting The Balance: December 1941 To November 1942 -- 7: War At Sea, 1942-1944, And The Blockade -- 8: War In Europe And North Africa 1942-1943: To And From Stalingrad; To And From Tunis -- 9: Home Front -- 10: Means Of Warfare: Old And New -- 11: From The Spring Of 1943 To The Summer Of 1944 -- 12: Assault On Germany From All Sides -- 13: Tensions In Both Alliances -- 14: Halt On The European Fronts -- 15: Final Assault On Germany -- 16: War In The Pacific: From Leyte To The Missouri -- Conclusions: Cost And Impact Of War -- Bibliographic Essay -- Notes -- Index. Gerhard L. Weinberg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [921]-1125) And Index.
History of the Second World War
History of the Second World War, B. H. Liddell Hart's last work as well as his magnum opus, embodies the fruits of twenty years of research and a lifetime of thinking on war. It abounds with controver...sial judgments, including provocative assertions about the true causes behind France's defeat in 1940, Hitler's failed invasion of Russia, and Japan's stunning victory at Pearl Harbor; the effectiveness of the Allies' strategic bombing of Germany; the questionable necessity of detonating atom bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and much more. This monumental history is both a crowning achievement and a final summation by one of the greatest military thinkers of the twentieth century.
The Story of World War II: Revised, expanded, and updated from the original text by Henry Steele Commager
Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most powerful accounts of warfare ever published. Here ar...e the horror and heroism of World War II in the words of the men who fought it, the journalists who covered it, and the civilians who were caught in its fury. Miller gives us an up-close, deeply personal view of a war that was more savagely fought — and whose outcome was in greater doubt — than readers might imagine. This is the war that Americans at the home front would have read about had they had access to the previously censored testimony of the soldiers on which Miller builds his gripping narrative.Miller covers the entire war — on land, at sea, and in the air — and provides new coverage of the brutal island fighting in the Pacific, the bomber war over Europe, the liberation of the death camps, and the contributions of African Americans and other minorities. He concludes with a suspenseful, never-before-told story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, based on interviews with the men who flew the mission that ended the war. Publishers Weekly Historian Donald L. Miller offers The Story of World War II, an expanded and updated rewrite of Henry Steele Commager's 1945 The Story of the Second World War. Commager was a historian who taught at NYU, Columbia and Amherst; he died in 1998. Miller (Lewis Mumford: A Life) is a professor at Lafayette College and the host of PBS's A Biography of America. With new material from oral accounts, letters and memoirs to which Commager didn't have access and with the inclusion of nearly 200 b & w photographs, Miller alters the footprint but respects the integrity of his predecessor's work. Old-school, just-the-facts-Ma'am historiography is the name of this game, but the extensive, moving testimonies by veterans of their brushes with death and terror humanize and vivify the described events. Maps. (Nov. 16) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
A Short History of World War II
Despite the numerous books on World War II, until now there has been no one-volume survey that was both objective and comprehensive. Previous volumes have usually been written from an exclusively Brit...ish or American point of view, or have ignored the important causes and consequences of the War. A Short History of World War II is essentially a military history, but it reaches from the peace settlements of World War I to the drastically altered postwar world of the late 1940's. Lucidly written and eminently readable, it is factual and accurate enough to satisfy professional historians. A Short History of World War II will appeal equally to the general reader, the veteran who fought in the War, and the student interested in understanding the contemporary political world. The only objective, comprehensive one-volume survey of the War.
World War II (DK Eyewitness Book) (DK Eyewitness Books)
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World War II: A Military And Social History
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