TY - BOOK AU - Davies,Norman TI - No simple victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945 SN - 9780670018321 AV - D 743 D256n 2007 U1 - 940.53/4 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Viking KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Europe KW - Guerra mundial II, 1939-1945 KW - Europa KW - History KW - 1918-1945 KW - Historia N1 - "Published in Great Britain as Europe at War 1939-1945 : no simple victory by Macmillan"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references (p. [491]-508) and index; Interpretation : five factors -- Warfare : military action in Europe, 1939-1945 -- Politics : before, during, and after the war -- Soldiers : from enlistment to war grave -- Civilians : life and death in wartime -- Portrayals : the Second World War in pictures, literature and history -- Inconclusions N2 - A leading historian re-examines World War II and its outcome. Davies asks readers to reconsider what they know about World War II, and how the received wisdom might be biased or incorrect. He poses simple questions that have complicated and unexpected answers. For instance, Can you name the five biggest battles of the war in Europe? Or, What were the main political ideologies that were contending for supremacy? The answers to these and other questions--and the implications of those answers--will surprise even those who feel that they are experts on the subject.--From publisher description UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007012653.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0745/2007012653-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0745/2007012653-d.html ER -