2194 Days of War
2194 Days of War

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Published: 1979

Total Pages: 760

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The book begins with a brief introduction called "the background" which explains who the major political leaders were and what diplomatic steps they took to avoid, or ensure, world war. It then begins the day-by-day history of the war on all fronts -- starting with the German invasion of Poland, but rapidly expanding to cover all aspects of the European and North African phases of the conflict as well as the Pacific and Indian Ocean campaigns. If you have ever wondered, or needed to know, what happened on a certain day of the war anywhere in the world -- air, land or sea -- all you need to do is flip that page and you'll have your answer.

World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with General Sources
World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with General Sources

Author: Loyd Lee

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1997-08-21

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 0313033145

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A broadly interdisciplinary work, this handbook discusses the best and most enduring literature related to the major topics and themes of World War II. Military historiography is treated in essays on the major theaters of military operations and the related themes of logistics and intelligence, while political and diplomatic history is covered in chapters on international relations, resistance movements, and collaboration. The volume analyzes themes of domestic history in essays on economic mobilization, the home fronts, and women in the military and civilian life. The book also covers the Holocaust. This handbook approaches each topic from a global viewpoint rather than focusing on individual national communities. Except for nonprint material, the literature, research, and sources surveyed are primarily those available in English. The volume is aimed at both experts on the war and the general academic community and will also be useful to students and serious laymen interested in the war.

Indomitable Will
Indomitable Will

Author: Charles Kupfer

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-04-05

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1441186638

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Some of the worst military disasters in U.S. history occurred between Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and the Battle of Midway in June 1942. During this period, the American people faced a barrage of bad news and accounts of defeats and retreats. Yet if they were shocked and dismayed, they showed little panic. Indomitable Will resurrects the legacy of this first half-year of American combat during WWII -a legacy of pain, but not of woe. Historian Charles Kupfer recounts the story of the war's early defeats: Bataan, Corregidor, Wake Island, and the Java Sea. Some of these battles remain evocative today; others are obscure; all were catastrophes for American arms. Kupfer asserts, however, that later victories were made inevitable by the steeling effect of those initial disasters. Weaving together military, journalistic, political, and cultural histories, this engaging book shows that by setting their collective will on victory, Americans in and out of uniform gained strength from their setbacks. Indomitable Will spells out how the nation turned early defeat into ultimate victory.