World War Two

Zusatztext 'Jeremy Black has wrestled with a massive subject to produce an excellently managed! thought-provoking book.' - Nick Smart! Archives April 2004 Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He has published widely on military and political history. Klappentext Cutting through over half a century of historical build-up, this new and convincing account of World War II uses a global perspective to explain the complicated course in military terms. Black, a distinguished military historian, bucks the current trend to demilitarise and gives due weight to the campaigns and battles that made up the war. In doing so he challenges common interpretations and includes new insights to make this one of the most exciting new histories of the Second World War. Covering all the main areas of conflict, 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. Providing a crucial counterweight to previous histories, Jeremy Black's World War Two offers fresh insights into operations at the Eastern Front and during the war against Japan. Zusammenfassung Jeremy Black provides fresh insights into the operations at the Eastern Front and the war against Japan and argues against a trend to demilitarise, giving due weight to the campaigns and battles that made up the war. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Background 2 Initial attacks 3 The war widens 4 Attacks held, 1942 5 Mounting Allied pressure, 1943 6 Defeating the Axis, 1944 7 The fall of the Axis 8 Contexts 9 Struggle reviewed

Autorentext
Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He has published widely on military and political history.

Klappentext
Cutting through over half a century of historical build-up, this new and convincing account of World War II uses a global perspective to explain the complicated course in military terms. Black, a distinguished military historian, bucks the current trend to demilitarise and gives due weight to the campaigns and battles that made up the war. In doing so he challenges common interpretations and includes new insights to make this one of the most exciting new histories of the Second World War. Covering all the main areas of conflict, 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. Providing a crucial counterweight to previous histories, Jeremy Black's World War Two offers fresh insights into operations at the Eastern Front and during the war against Japan.


Zusammenfassung
Jeremy Black provides fresh insights into the operations at the Eastern Front and the war against Japan and argues against a trend to demilitarise, giving due weight to the campaigns and battles that made up the war.

Inhalt
1 Background 2 Initial attacks 3 The war widens 4 Attacks held, 1942 5 Mounting Allied pressure, 1943 6 Defeating the Axis, 1944 7 The fall of the Axis 8 Contexts 9 Struggle reviewed

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