Author: Donald Sommerville
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754822776
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This text begins by looking at the origins of World War I and then chronicles the war a year at a time. The second half of the book details the history of World War II, from the rise of Hitler and the persecution of the Jewish race to the attacks on Pearl Harbour and the dropping of atom bombs.
The Complete Illustrated History of the First & Second World Wars
Author: Donald Sommerville
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754822776
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This text begins by looking at the origins of World War I and then chronicles the war a year at a time. The second half of the book details the history of World War II, from the rise of Hitler and the persecution of the Jewish race to the attacks on Pearl Harbour and the dropping of atom bombs.
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754822776
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This text begins by looking at the origins of World War I and then chronicles the war a year at a time. The second half of the book details the history of World War II, from the rise of Hitler and the persecution of the Jewish race to the attacks on Pearl Harbour and the dropping of atom bombs.
World War I, Complete Illustrated History Of
Author: Ian Westwell
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754834830
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A fascinating and detailed chronological study of the war, including the decisive encounters, profiles of important political and military figures, as well as the experiences of those who lived through it.
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754834830
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A fascinating and detailed chronological study of the war, including the decisive encounters, profiles of important political and military figures, as well as the experiences of those who lived through it.
The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two
Author: Richard Overy
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191045381
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandably left a long and dark shadow across the decades. Yet it is three generations since hostilities formally ended in 1945 and the conflict is now a lived memory for only a few. And this growing distance in time has allowed historians to think differently about how to describe it, how to explain its course, and what subjects to focus on when considering the wartime experience. For instance, as World War Two recedes ever further into the past, even a question as apparently basic as when it began and ended becomes less certain. Was it 1939, when the war in Europe began? Or the summer of 1941, with the beginning of Hitler's war against the Soviet Union? Or did it become truly global only when the Japanese brought the USA into the war at the end of 1941? And what of the long conflict in East Asia, beginning with the Japanese aggression in China in the early 1930s and only ending with the triumph of the Chinese Communists in 1949? In The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two a team of leading historians re-assesses the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of the Allied response but also from the viewpoint of the Axis aggressor states. Under Richard Overy's expert editorial guidance, the contributions take us from the genesis of war, through the action in the major theatres of conflict by land, sea, and air, to assessments of fighting power and military and technical innovation, the economics of total war, the culture and propaganda of war, and the experience of war (and genocide) for both combatants and civilians, concluding with an account of the transition from World War to Cold War in the late 1940s. Together, they provide a stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible and fascinating episodes in world history.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191045381
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandably left a long and dark shadow across the decades. Yet it is three generations since hostilities formally ended in 1945 and the conflict is now a lived memory for only a few. And this growing distance in time has allowed historians to think differently about how to describe it, how to explain its course, and what subjects to focus on when considering the wartime experience. For instance, as World War Two recedes ever further into the past, even a question as apparently basic as when it began and ended becomes less certain. Was it 1939, when the war in Europe began? Or the summer of 1941, with the beginning of Hitler's war against the Soviet Union? Or did it become truly global only when the Japanese brought the USA into the war at the end of 1941? And what of the long conflict in East Asia, beginning with the Japanese aggression in China in the early 1930s and only ending with the triumph of the Chinese Communists in 1949? In The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two a team of leading historians re-assesses the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of the Allied response but also from the viewpoint of the Axis aggressor states. Under Richard Overy's expert editorial guidance, the contributions take us from the genesis of war, through the action in the major theatres of conflict by land, sea, and air, to assessments of fighting power and military and technical innovation, the economics of total war, the culture and propaganda of war, and the experience of war (and genocide) for both combatants and civilians, concluding with an account of the transition from World War to Cold War in the late 1940s. Together, they provide a stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible and fascinating episodes in world history.
An Illustrated History of the First World War
Author: John Keegan
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 037541259X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Illustrates life on the home front, important battles, war from the perspective of generals and soldiers, the collapse of empires, and glimpses of World War II through photographs, paintings, cartoons, and posters.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 037541259X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Illustrates life on the home front, important battles, war from the perspective of generals and soldiers, the collapse of empires, and glimpses of World War II through photographs, paintings, cartoons, and posters.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War
Author: Hew Strachan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198743122
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Originally published: 1998. New edition published in hardcover in 2014.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198743122
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Originally published: 1998. New edition published in hardcover in 2014.
The Complete Illustrated History Of World War II
Author: Donald Sommerville
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754818984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A readable history of the war, this text features expert commentary on the political and economic factors leading to the conflict, the key turning points during the war and the impact new technologies had on the fighting. Full colour maps and battle plans add to the analysis of major engagements.
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754818984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A readable history of the war, this text features expert commentary on the political and economic factors leading to the conflict, the key turning points during the war and the impact new technologies had on the fighting. Full colour maps and battle plans add to the analysis of major engagements.
The Second World War
Author: A. J. P. Taylor
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
ISBN: 9780140041354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Provides an overview of World War II from the invasion of Poland to V-J day, and covers major campaigns and battles.
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
ISBN: 9780140041354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Provides an overview of World War II from the invasion of Poland to V-J day, and covers major campaigns and battles.
The Cambridge History of Warfare
Author: Geoffrey Parker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107181593
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare, from its origins in classical Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107181593
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare, from its origins in classical Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
The Origins of the First and Second World Wars
Author: Frank McDonough
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521568616
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This innovative new study analyzes the origins of the First and Second World Wars in one single volume by drawing on a wide range of material, including original sources. In concise, readable chapters, the author surveys the key issues surrounding the causes of both wars, offers an original and critical survey of the conflict of opinion among historians and provides a lively selection of primary documents on major issues. The result is a unique perspective on the origins of the two most devastating military conflicts in world history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521568616
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This innovative new study analyzes the origins of the First and Second World Wars in one single volume by drawing on a wide range of material, including original sources. In concise, readable chapters, the author surveys the key issues surrounding the causes of both wars, offers an original and critical survey of the conflict of opinion among historians and provides a lively selection of primary documents on major issues. The result is a unique perspective on the origins of the two most devastating military conflicts in world history.
World War I
Author: John M. Burns
Publisher: Classics Illustrated Special Issue
ISBN: 9781906814786
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The thrilling story of the First World War. Classics Illustrated traces the history of this conflict from the assassination that started it to its end.
Publisher: Classics Illustrated Special Issue
ISBN: 9781906814786
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The thrilling story of the First World War. Classics Illustrated traces the history of this conflict from the assassination that started it to its end.