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The Second World War : a military history / Gordon Corrigan.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2011.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xxviii, 620 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780312577094 (hc. : alk. paper)
  • 0312577095 (hc : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.54/2 2 23
LOC classification:
  • D 743 C825s 2011
Contents:
Prelude : February 1942 -- On your marks- -- Get set- -- Go! -- Interlude : Britain at war : May 1940-June 1941 -- The Russian war : June-October 1941 -- The Asian war : September-December 1941 -- The Mediterranean war : June 1941-August 1942 -- The Russian war : October 1941-November 1942 -- The Asian war : December 1941-May 1942 -- The Mediterranean war : August 1942-May 1943 -- The Asian war : December 1941-November 1942 -- The Russian war : November 1942-June 1944 -- The Asian war : June 1942-August 1944 -- The European war : May 1943-August 1944 -- The sea and air war -- The Axis retreat : August-November 1944 -- The home war -- End game : December 1944-September 1945 -- Checkmate : January 1945-December 1946 -- Epilogue.
Summary: Reassesses World War II as a collection of separate, uncoordinated campaigns fought in Europe, Asia, and the Mediterranean, evaluating the disparate agendas of warring nations to offer a revisionist interpretation of how the war was fought and won.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) D 743 C825s 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000119788

"First published in Great Britain by Atlantic Books Ltd."--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 594-601) and index.

Prelude : February 1942 -- On your marks- -- Get set- -- Go! -- Interlude : Britain at war : May 1940-June 1941 -- The Russian war : June-October 1941 -- The Asian war : September-December 1941 -- The Mediterranean war : June 1941-August 1942 -- The Russian war : October 1941-November 1942 -- The Asian war : December 1941-May 1942 -- The Mediterranean war : August 1942-May 1943 -- The Asian war : December 1941-November 1942 -- The Russian war : November 1942-June 1944 -- The Asian war : June 1942-August 1944 -- The European war : May 1943-August 1944 -- The sea and air war -- The Axis retreat : August-November 1944 -- The home war -- End game : December 1944-September 1945 -- Checkmate : January 1945-December 1946 -- Epilogue.

Reassesses World War II as a collection of separate, uncoordinated campaigns fought in Europe, Asia, and the Mediterranean, evaluating the disparate agendas of warring nations to offer a revisionist interpretation of how the war was fought and won.

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