A a global history of World War II Weinberg, Gerhard L. creator American Council of Learned Societies text bibliography enk Cambridge [Eng.] New York Cambridge University Press 1994 monographic eng

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xix, 1178 p. : maps ; 25 cm. Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. From one war to another -- 2. The German and Soviet attacks on Poland -- 3. The world turned upside down -- 4. The expanding conflict -- 5. The Eastern Front and a changing war -- 6. Halting the Japanese advance, halting the German advance: keeping them apart and shifting the balance -- 7. The war at sea 1942-44 and the blockade -- 8. The war in Europe and North Africa 1940-43: to and from Stalingrad, to and from Tunis -- 9. The Home Front -- 10. Means of warfare: old and new -- 11. The war from the spring of 1943 to summer 1944 -- 12. The assault on Germany from all sides -- 13. Tensions in both alliances -- 14. The halt on the European fronts -- 15. The final assault on Germany -- 16. The war in the Pacific: from Leyte to the 'Missouri' -- Conclusions: the cost and impact of the war -- Abbreviations -- Bibliographic essay -- Endnotes -- Index. Gerhard L. Weinberg. Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. [945]-1125) and index. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Scholarly Publishing Office, 2002. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available to subscribing institutions. World War, 1939-1945 World War 2 History Global data 940.53 WEW 1994 0521443172 92037637 DLC 921023 20181210062824.0 eng