Synopses & Reviews
World War II is a clear and accessible narrative explains the course of the war and examines its causes, and its momentous consequences. The book examines the objectives and concerns of all the combatants, giving a complete picture of the conflict across its many theatres -- China and Southeast Asia as well as the Western Pacific; the Mediterranean, the Balkans, Scandinavia and Italy, as well as the Eastern and Western Fronts. The major campaigns and phases of the war are introduced by a timeline highlighting the critical moments, decisions and military actions that decided its outcome and detailed coverage of the effect of war on civilians, with features on the home fronts in Germany, Britain, Russia, the USA and Japan, resistance movements, and wartime cinema. The book also includes brief biographies of many major military figures and interesting personalities of the war and eyewitness accounts of soldiers and civilians provide a vivid evocation of life under siege or aerial bombardment, or engagement in crucial battles.
Synopsis
The Second World War was fought on an unprecedented scale and claimed the lives of millions, from soldiers to civilians. Providing a challenging analysis of its causes and momentous consequences, as well as a clear narrative and explanation of the course of the war, World War II examines the objectives and concerns of all the combatants in one of the most deadly conflicts of the 20th Century. Approximately 40 maps and 500 images give a complete picture of the conflict across its many theaters - the Eastern and Western fronts, Scandinavia and Italy, the Balkans and the Mediterranean, and China and Southeast Asia, as well as the Western Pacific.