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" World War II in global perspective, 1931-1953 : "
Andrew N. Buchanan.
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BL
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840228
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Buchanan, Andrew,1958-
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World War II in global perspective, 1931-1953 : : a short history /\ Andrew N. Buchanan.
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Hoboken, NJ :: Wiley-Blackwell,, 2019.
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, ©2019
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Wiley short histories
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xii, 249 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm.
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1119366070
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: 1119366097
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: 9781119366072
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: 9781119366096
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. The crisis of the Old World Order. World War I and the Postwar Settlement -- The Rise of American Power -- Europe in the 1920s -- Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Russia -- Japan, China and the Deepening Conflict in Asia -- 2. The Great Depression and the Opening Guns of World War II. The New Deal -- Depression and Military Expansionism in Japan -- The Rise of Nazi Germany -- Towards the Axis Alliance -- Moscow and the Search for 'Collective Security' -- Popular Front in France and Civil War in Spain -- Anschluss, Appeasement, and Rearmament -- Towards an Asian War -- Towards a European War -- 3. 1940: Axis Victories and New Strategic Choices. 'Winter War' in Finland -- German Lebensraum in Poland -- The German Domination of Scandinavia -- Anglo-French Plans and Imperial Mobilizations -- Summer 1940: The Fall of France -- The Battle of Britain -- New Strategic Choices -- The Tripartite Pact -- Berlin Turns East -- Tokyo Turns South -- Rome's 'Parallel War' -- 4. 1941-1942: Axis Flood Tide. Italy Pulls Germany into the Mediterranean -- War and Nationalism in the Middle East -- Operation Barbarossa -- The Shoah -- Barbarossa and the Emerging World War -- Pearl Harbor and World War -- Japan's Centrifugal Offensive -- The Arcadia Conference -- 5. 1942-1943: Turning Points. Seas Lanes, Air Ways, and Networks of Connectivity -- Aerial Highways -- Military Turning Points: The Pacific -- Deadlock in China -- Military Turning Points: The German-Soviet War -- Military Turning Points: The Mediterranean --
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6. War Economics. The Soviet Union: Wartime Planning in a Socialized Economy -- War and Business in America and Britain -- Axis War Planning -- China: War Production and Capitalist Modernity -- A War of Production -- Mobilizing Labor -- A War of Technology -- 7. 1943: Total War and the Emerging Contours of the Postwar World. The Combined Bomber Offensive -- The Crisis on Germany's Ostfront -- Strategic Choices in the Pacific and Wars for National Liberation in Southeast Asia -- The Transformation of British-Ruled India -- China and the Cairo Conference -- War, Popular Revolt, and Allied Politics in Italy -- Chetniks and Partisans in Yugoslavia -- The Tehran Conference -- 8. 1944: The Allies March Towards Victory. World War and Latin America -- The Neutral Countries -- Allied Advances: The Red Army Rolls On -- Allied Advances: Italy and France -- General Charles de Gaulle and the Revival of France -- War and Politics in Italy and Greece -- American Advances in the Pacific and Japan's Ichigo Offensive in China -- 9. 1945: The War Ends, Fighting Continues. A New World Economic Order -- The Yalta Conference -- The end in Europe -- The Trieste Crisis and the Potsdam Conference -- Strategic Bombing and the War in the Pacific -- Geopolitics in Asia and the Atomic Bombing of Japan -- The Ragged End of the War in Asia -- 10. War and Postwar, 1945-1953. The Human Cost -- Why Did the Allies Win? -- America's Qualified Victory -- Washington Organizes Its Hegemony -- The End of Empire in Southeast Asia -- Indian Independence and Anti-Colonialism in Africa -- Nationalism, Oil, and Imperialism in the Middle East -- The Partition of Europe -- Military Occupation, War, and Revolution in Asia -- A Short and Qualified American Century.
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"A comprehensive review of World War II that offers a global-level analysis Written for academics and students of history, World War II in Global Perspective, 1931-1953 presents a dynamic and global account of the historical events prior to, during, and after World War II. The authora noted expert on the topicexplores the main theaters of the war and discusses the connections between them. He also examines the impact of the war on areas of the world that are often neglected in historical accounts, including Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and the so-called neutral countries. This comprehensive text clearly shows how in the struggle against the Axis powers, the United States replaced Britain as the global superpower. The author discusses the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and the Korean War (1950-1953) and argues that the core years of the war (1939-1945) cannot be understood without considering the turbulent events that framed them. The text puts World War II in context as a series of large regional conflicts that intersected and overlapped, finally emerging as a genuine world war with the formal entry of the United States in late 1941. This vital text: Offers a comprehensive review of World War II that frames it in a global context Gives weight to the economic and political developments of the war Provides a robust account of the main military campaigns Contains illustrations and maps that themselves highlight little-known aspects of the global war"--
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World War, 1939-1945.
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HISTORY / Military / General.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.53
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D743.B74 2019
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HIS027000bisacsh
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| Parallel Title
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World War two in global perspective, 1931-1953
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