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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Weinberg, Gerhard L. (1928-....)
Titre(s) : World War II [Texte imprimé] : a very short introduction / Gerhard L. Weinberg
Publication : Oxford (GB) : Oxford University Press, copyright 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-136 p.) : cartes ; 18 cm
Collection : Very short introductions ; 409
Lien à la collection : Very short introductions
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 127-130. Index
The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led
people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it
come about that there was a Second World War causing twice the 30 million deaths and
many times more destruction as had been caused in the previous conflict? In this Very
Short Introduction, Gerhard L. Weinberg provides an introduction to the origins, course,
and impact of the war on those who fought and the ordinary citizens who lived through
it. Starting by looking at the inter-war years and the German invasion of Poland in
September 1939, he examines how the war progressed by examining a number of key events,
including the war in the West in 1940, Barbarossa, The German Invasion of the Soviet
Union, the expansion of Japan's war with China, developments on the home front, and
the Allied victory from 1944-45. Exploring the costs and effects of the war, Weinberg
concludes by considering the long-lasting mark World War II has left on society today
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : World War two
- Autre forme du titre : World War 2
Sujet(s) : Guerre mondiale (1939-1945)
Indice(s) Dewey :
940.53 (23e éd.) = Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199688777. - ISBN 019968877X (br.)
EAN 9780199688777
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47353448t
Notice n° :
FRBNF47353448
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The inter-war years ; World War II begins ; War in the West: 1940 ; Barbarossa:
the German invasion of the Soviet Union ; Japan expands its war with China ; The
turning tide: autumn 1942-spring 1944 ; Developments on the home front and in technical
and medical fields ; Allied victory, 1944-5.
