World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with general sources : a handbook of literature and research / edited by Loyd E. Lee ; foreword by Mark A. Stoler ; Robin Higham, advisory editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Loyd E., 1939-

Higham, Robin, 1925-2015.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Historiography.

World War, 1939-1945.

History, Modern--1945-1989--Historiography.

History, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 525 pages)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Other Title:

World War 2 in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with general sources

World War Two in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with general sources

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discusses the best literature related to the major topics and themes of World War II. Includes essays on the major theaters of military operations, logistics and intelligence, political and diplomatic history, international relations, resistance movements, and collaboration. Also analyzes themes of domestic history in essays on economic mobilization, the home fronts, and women in the military and civilian life. Also covers the Holocaust.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Abbreviations""; ""PART I General Histories and the International Background""; ""1 Histories of the War in Europe and the Pacific""; ""2 The Origins of the War in Europe""; ""PART II Research Aids, Sources, and Bibliographies""; ""3 Reference Works: Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Atlases, and Chronologies""; ""4 Primary Published Sources and Published Documents""; ""5 World War II Battlefields and Museums""; ""6 Personal Narratives of War Leaders""; ""7 Personal Narratives of Sailors, Soldiers, and Civilians""

""PART III The European and Mediterranean� North African Theaters of the War""""8 The German Onslaught, 1939� 1940""; ""9 North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater, 1939� 1945""; ""10 The Soviet� German War, 1941� 1945""; ""11 The Battle of the Atlantic""; ""12 Grand Strategy and the ""Second Front�� Debate""; ""13 Anglo- American Strategy and Command in Northwest Europe, 1944� 1945""; ""14 The Anglo- American Bombing Campaign in Europe""; ""15 British and American Logistics""; ""PART IV The War Behind the Lines""

""16 Intelligence: Code Breaking, Espionage, Deception, and Special Operations""""17 German Occupation of Europe, the Axis ""New Order,"" and Collaboration""; ""18 Resistance Movements in Europe""; ""19 Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees: The European and Mediterranean Theaters""; ""20 The Holocaust""; ""PART V War and Society in Europe and the English- Speaking World""; ""21 Comparative Economic Mobilization in World War II""; ""22 The War and Social Change in Allied Lands, Occupied Europe, and the English-Speaking World""; ""23 Women in World War II""

""24 Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Migration as a Consequence of World War II""""25 The Domestic Impact of War and Occupation on Germany""; ""PART VI The Colonial Heritage and the War""; ""26 World War II and Latin America""; ""27 World War II and the Middle East""; ""28 The War and the British Commonwealth""; ""29 Sub- Saharan Africa""; ""Author Index""; ""Subject Index""; ""About the Editor and Contributors""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9798216039365

9781429473347

1429473347

OCLC:

643556529