Rethinking World War Two : the conflict and its legacy / Jeremy Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Jeremy, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 258 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

History is both the past and our accounts of the past. In Rethinking World War Two, Jeremy Black explores the contesting accounts and interpretations of the war, critically examining the leading controversies surrounding the conflict, its aftermath and its ongoing significance in the modern world. The first half of the book considers controversies surrounding the course of the war, with chapters looking at the importance of military history, the causes of the war, politics and grand strategy and domestic politics. The second half goes on to consider the memory of the war and its echoes in.

Contents:

Causes

Alliance politics and grand strategy

Domestic politics

Explanations of victory

Recollection: the war in Europe

Recollection: the war in Asia

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781474237628

1474237622

9781472583253

1472583256

9781472583246

1472583248

OCLC:

1201427076