December 1941 : twelve days that began a world war / Evan Mawdsley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mawdsley, Evan, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. In this riveting book, historian Evan Mawdsley explores how the story unfolded. He demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in the course of World War II but also in the direction of the entire century.On Monday, December 1, 1941, the Japanese government made its final decision to attack Britain and America. In the following days, the Red Army launched a counterthrust in Moscow while the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and invaded Malaya. By December 12, Hitler had declared war on the United States, the collapse of British forces in Malaya had begun, and Hitler had secretly laid out his policy of genocide. Churchill was leaving London to meet Roosevelt as Anthony Eden arrived in Russia to discuss the postwar world with Stalin. Combined, these occurrences brought about a "new war," as Churchill put it, with Japan and America deeply involved and Russia resurgent. This book, a truly international history, examines the momentous happenings of December 1941 from a variety of perspectives. It shows that their significance is clearly understood only when they are viewed together.

Contents:

1 December: Japan, Germany, and the coming world war

1 December: the fight to the death in Russia

1 December: London, Libya, and the dangers of the Far East

1 December: Washington, magic, and the Japanese peril

2 December: two doomed battleships in Singapore

3 December: the president's secret promise

4 December: Hitler and Japan's war of conquest

5 December: the lull before two storms

6 December: General Zhukov throws in his armies

7 December: date of infamy: Japan's undeclared wars in Malaya and Hawaii

8 December: the beginning of the end of the British empire

9 December: FDR begins the American century

10 December: Force 'Z' and the Malayan tragedy

11 December: Hitler's war on America

12 December: world war and the destruction of the Jews

Aftermath: the new war and a new world.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-336) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613424938

9781283424936

1283424932

9780300154467

0300154461

OCLC:

773476361