World War II: People, Politics, and PowerBritannica Educational Publishing, 1 жовт. 2009 р. - 304 стор. World War II was a very different war than had previously been fought in the course of history new technologies and ideas were employed making way for widespread death and new atrocities. This book is a valuable resource that follows the war from the rise of Hitler to the dropping of the atomic bombs, through blitzkrieg and bombings, to the treaty that finally ended it all, noting the effects upon future world politics. |
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CHAPTER 2 AXIS TRIUMPHANT 193941 | 35 |
CHAPTER 3 AXIS HIGH TIDE 194142 | 95 |
CHAPTER 4 THE TIDE TURNS 194243 | 102 |
CHAPTER 5 ALLIES TRIUMPHANT 194445 | 121 |
CHAPTER 6 THE UNITED STATES AT WAR | 174 |
CHAPTER 7 COSTS OF THE WAR | 183 |
CHAPTER 9 MILITARY COMMANDERS | 205 |
THE WORLD AFTER 1945 | 229 |
CHAPTER 11 THE FINAL SOLUTION | 236 |
TABLES | 245 |
GLOSSARY | 249 |
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Back Cover | 261 |
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World War II: People, Politics, and Power William L. Hosch Associate Editor, Science and Technology Обмежений попередній перегляд - 2009 |
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