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The Second World War in Europe Second Edition - 2nd Edition
Author: S. P. Mackenzie

Unlike most other books on the subject this is a very welcome short book on the Second World War in Europe. Dr MacKenzie covers concisely all the major military campaigns, the important economic and social aspects of the war, and wartime diplomacy. After an opening chapter on the origins of the war, there are two main chronological chapters - pr... more »oviding a clear narrative and analysis of events- and two thematic ones looking at issues such as bararism and the Holocaust and strategic bombing and the U-Boat War. This is the ideal text for anyone studying the Second World War for the first time: succinct, up-to-date, and always highly readable. Contents List of maps Note on referencing system Preface Acknowledgements Chronology Who's Who Glossary PART ONE: BACKGROUND 1. THE ROAD TO WAR The Origins of the Second World War Preparing for War PART TWO: THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2. THE FLOW OF BLITZKRIEG, 1939-42 Campaigns East and West, 1939-40 Strategies for Survival and Expansion, 1940-41 The Limits of Blitzkrieg, 1941-42 3. PEOPLES AT WAR Economies and Societies at War Barbarism and the Holocaust Collaboration and Resistance 4. CONDUCTING WAR Technology and Intelligence Alliances and Strategy Strategic Bombing and the U-Boat War 5. THE EBB OF BLITZKRIEG, 1942-45 The Changing Balance of Fortune, 1942-43 Success and Failure South and East, 1943-44 Closing the Ring, 1944-45 PART THREE: ASSESSMENT 6. THE END OF THE WAR AND AFTER Costs and the Division of Europe Historical Debates Winning and Losing PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS Guide to Further Reading References Index Features Succinct and readable treatment of a huge and often complex topic Larger format allows for new research and historical debate Invaluable primary source material Author S.P. Mackenzie is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He teaches military history and modern European history, with special emphasis on the linkages between war and society. Professor MacKenzie teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on the evolution of warfare as well as Britain and Continental Europe in the modern period. His publications include: The Colditz Myth: British and Commonwealth Prisoners of War in Nazi Germany; British War Films, 1939-1945: The Cinema and the Services; Revolutionary Armies in the Modern Era: A Revisionist Approach; The Home Guard: A Military and Political History; Politics and Military Morale: Current-Affairs and Citizenship Education in the British Army, 1914-1950 .

ISBN-13: 9781405846998
ISBN-10: 1405846992
Publication Date: 6/8/2009
Pages: 184
Edition: 2
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Publisher: Longman
Book Type: Paperback
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