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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141509803321

Titolo

A companion to World War II / / edited by Thomas W. Zeiler, with Daniel M. DuBois

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

Hoboken : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013

ISBN

1-118-32502-8

1-118-32501-X

1-78268-731-9

1-299-18079-5

1-118-32504-4

1-118-32505-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 volumes (xvi, 1030 pages))

Collana

Wiley-Blackwell companions to world history

Disciplina

940.53

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

vol. I, pt. I. Roots of war ; pt. II. Fighting the war ; pt. III. Multinational and transnational zones of combat : strategy -- vol. II., pt. IV. Multinational and transnational zones of combat : society ; pt. V. Homelands ; pt. VI. Aftermath and consequences.

Sommario/riassunto

A Companion to World War II brings together a series of fresh academic perspectives on World War II, exploring the many cultural, social, and political contexts of the war. Essay topics range from American anti-Semitism to the experiences of French-African soldiers, providing nearly 60 new contributions to the genre arranged across two comprehensive volumes.  A collection of original historiographic essays that include cutting-edge researchAnalyzes the roles of neutral nations during the warExamines the war from the bottom up through the experiences of di