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UNINA9910460185103321 |
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Titolo |
The Oxford illustrated history of World War II / / edited by Richard Overy |
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Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (521 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford Illustrated History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandably left a long and dark shadow across the decades. Yet it is three generations since hostilities formally ended in 1945 and the conflict is now a lived memory for only a few. And this growing distance in time has allowed historians to think differently about how to describe it, how to explain its course, and what subjectsto focus on when considering the wartime experience. For instance, as World War Two recedes ever further into the past, even a que |
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