A world at arms : a global history of World War II / Gerhard L. Weinberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinberg, Gerhard L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 1178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this is the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and her colonies following the First World War, Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every aspect of World War II. Actions of the Axis, the Allies, and the Neutrals are covered in every theater of the war. More importantly, the global nature of the war is examined, with new insights into how events in one corner of the world helped affect events in other distant parts. In a new edition, with a new preface, A World at Arms remains a classic of global history.

Contents:

List of maps

Preface to the new edition

Preface to the first edition

List of abbreviations

Introduction

1: From one war to another

2: From the German and Soviet invasions of Poland to the German attack in the West, September 1,1939 to May 10,1940

3: World turned upside down

4: Expanding conflict, 1940-1941

5: Eastern front and a changing war, June to December,1941

6: Halting the Japanese advance, halting the German advance; keeping them apart and shifting the balance: December 1941 to November 1942

7: War at sea, 1942-1944, and the blockade

8: War in Europe and North Africa 1942-1943: to and from Stalingrad; to and from Tunis

9: Home front

10: Means of warfare: old and new

11: From the spring of 1943 to the summer of 1944

12: Assault on Germany from all sides

13: Tensions in both alliances

14: Halt on the European fronts

15: Final assault on Germany

16: War in the Pacific: from Leyte to the Missouri

Conclusions: Cost and impact of war

Bibliographic essay

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [921]-944) and index.

ISBN:

1-139-88324-0

1-107-26409-X

1-107-26448-0

0-511-81863-7

1-107-26695-5

1-107-26339-5

1-107-27003-0

OCLC:

853361049