The period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Labouring beneath a daily burden of fear, sacrifice, deprivation and uncertainty, soldiers and civilians of all nationalities were driven to extremes of selfless loyalty, dogged determination or bitter cruelty by the demands of a world at war. This book tells the stories of the men and women who lived and died during the Second World War, from politicians to factory workers, and from High Command to the conscripted men on the front lines. The experience of war is brought to life through a…mehr
The period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Labouring beneath a daily burden of fear, sacrifice, deprivation and uncertainty, soldiers and civilians of all nationalities were driven to extremes of selfless loyalty, dogged determination or bitter cruelty by the demands of a world at war. This book tells the stories of the men and women who lived and died during the Second World War, from politicians to factory workers, and from High Command to the conscripted men on the front lines. The experience of war is brought to life through a wealth of contemporary documentation, private writings and historical research, whilst the political, military and historical significance of the war is assessed and examined. From Europe's Western and Eastern Fronts to the war at sea, and from the Pacific to the Mediterranean and North Africa, every fighting front of the Second World War is covered in this truly comprehensive volume.
Paul Collier, Alastair Finlan, Mark J. Grove, Philip D. Grove, Russell A. Hart, Stephen A. Hart, Robin Havers, David Horner, and Geoffrey Jukes
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Introduction Europe: the source of war War at sea The Mediterranean Theater The Pacific War The Eastern Front Northwest Europe, 1944-1945 Chronology Chapter 1: Northwest Europe, 1939-1943 Warring sides Outbreak: "a solution by force" The fighting Portrait of a soldier The war economy Occupation, division, and resistance Chapter 2: War at Sea Warring sides Outbreak: the European naval war, 1939-1940 Northern waters, 1940-1944 The Mediterranean Sea The Indian Ocean Portrait of a sailor Shipbuilding From Operation Neptune to Berlin Chapter 3: The Mediterranean Theater Warring sides Outbreak: a parallel war The fighting: from the Desert to the Po Portrait of a soldier Chapter 4: The Pacific War Warring sides Outbreak: Japan's opening moves, 1941 The fighting, January 1942-August 1945 Prisoners of war A new weapon of war Chapter 5: The Eastern Front Warring sides Outbreak: Barbarossa, June-December 1941 The fighting, 1942-1945 Chapter 6: Northwest Europe, 1944-1945 Warring sides Outbreak: Overlord, 6 June-30 August 1944 The fighting: from Market-Garden to VE-Day Portrait of a soldier Aftermath A shattered Germany The new superpowers Counting the cost A catalyst for change Bibliography Index
Foreword Introduction Europe: the source of war War at sea The Mediterranean Theater The Pacific War The Eastern Front Northwest Europe, 1944-1945 Chronology Chapter 1: Northwest Europe, 1939-1943 Warring sides Outbreak: "a solution by force" The fighting Portrait of a soldier The war economy Occupation, division, and resistance Chapter 2: War at Sea Warring sides Outbreak: the European naval war, 1939-1940 Northern waters, 1940-1944 The Mediterranean Sea The Indian Ocean Portrait of a sailor Shipbuilding From Operation Neptune to Berlin Chapter 3: The Mediterranean Theater Warring sides Outbreak: a parallel war The fighting: from the Desert to the Po Portrait of a soldier Chapter 4: The Pacific War Warring sides Outbreak: Japan's opening moves, 1941 The fighting, January 1942-August 1945 Prisoners of war A new weapon of war Chapter 5: The Eastern Front Warring sides Outbreak: Barbarossa, June-December 1941 The fighting, 1942-1945 Chapter 6: Northwest Europe, 1944-1945 Warring sides Outbreak: Overlord, 6 June-30 August 1944 The fighting: from Market-Garden to VE-Day Portrait of a soldier Aftermath A shattered Germany The new superpowers Counting the cost A catalyst for change Bibliography Index
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