Author: Jack Hamann
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1565123948
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Describes the 1944 lynching murder of an Italian POW at Seattle's Fort Lawton, the international outcry that followed, and the court-martial, the largest of World War II, that accused more than forty African-American soldiers of the crime.
On American Soil
Author: Jack Hamann
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1565123948
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Describes the 1944 lynching murder of an Italian POW at Seattle's Fort Lawton, the international outcry that followed, and the court-martial, the largest of World War II, that accused more than forty African-American soldiers of the crime.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1565123948
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Describes the 1944 lynching murder of an Italian POW at Seattle's Fort Lawton, the international outcry that followed, and the court-martial, the largest of World War II, that accused more than forty African-American soldiers of the crime.
A World at Arms
Author: Gerhard L. Weinberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521558792
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Provides an overview of the entire war from a global perspective, looking at diplomatic actions, military strategy, economic developments, and pressures from the home front
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521558792
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Provides an overview of the entire war from a global perspective, looking at diplomatic actions, military strategy, economic developments, and pressures from the home front
Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prisoners of war
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prisoners of war
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Oxford Companion to World War II
Author: Ian Dear
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192806666
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1039
Book Description
From blitzkrieg and blackout to ghettos and Guadalcanal, World War II was a conflict that touched all nations and penetrated all aspects of people's lives. Sixty years after it ended, it still shapes the world we live in today. With over 1,750 A-Z entries, by more than 140 specialist contributors from Germany, Italy, and Japan, as well as from the Allied nations, the Companion provides uniquely worldwide coverage of the war. The strategies, forces, battles, and campaigns, and the social, political, and economicenvironments in which they operated are explored from both sides of the conflict. Every aspect of the war is covered: in-depth surveys of the countries involved in the conflict; politics and strategy; domestic and economic issues; resistance and intelligence; campaigns and battles; warfare and weapons; wartime leaders and influential people; slogans and slangThe Companion's comprehensive coverage and in-depth analysis are supported by hundreds of maps, charts, and diagrams, and a full chronology.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192806666
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1039
Book Description
From blitzkrieg and blackout to ghettos and Guadalcanal, World War II was a conflict that touched all nations and penetrated all aspects of people's lives. Sixty years after it ended, it still shapes the world we live in today. With over 1,750 A-Z entries, by more than 140 specialist contributors from Germany, Italy, and Japan, as well as from the Allied nations, the Companion provides uniquely worldwide coverage of the war. The strategies, forces, battles, and campaigns, and the social, political, and economicenvironments in which they operated are explored from both sides of the conflict. Every aspect of the war is covered: in-depth surveys of the countries involved in the conflict; politics and strategy; domestic and economic issues; resistance and intelligence; campaigns and battles; warfare and weapons; wartime leaders and influential people; slogans and slangThe Companion's comprehensive coverage and in-depth analysis are supported by hundreds of maps, charts, and diagrams, and a full chronology.
Records of Our National Life
Author: Anne-Catherine Fallen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This highly illustrated volume takes the reader on a journey through American history, offering a close-up examination of some of the billions of documents, photographs, maps, and films in the holdings of the National Archives.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This highly illustrated volume takes the reader on a journey through American history, offering a close-up examination of some of the billions of documents, photographs, maps, and films in the holdings of the National Archives.
A World at Arms
Author: Gerhard L. Weinberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0511252935
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1210
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0511252935
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1210
Book Description
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.
The Struggle for the Files
Author: Astrid M. Eckert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521880181
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This book traces the history of German records captured by American and British troops in 1945 and the negotiations for their return into German custody.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521880181
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This book traces the history of German records captured by American and British troops in 1945 and the negotiations for their return into German custody.
Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prisoners of war
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prisoners of war
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Reference Information Papers
Author: National Archives (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States: Record groups 1-170
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher: National Archives & Records Administration
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Publisher: National Archives & Records Administration
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description