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UNINA9910787100203321 |
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Autore |
Hess Gary R. |
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Titolo |
The United States at war, 1941-1945 / / Gary R. Hess |
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Wheeling, Illinois : , : Harlan Davidson, Inc., , 2011 |
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2011 |
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[Third edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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World War, 1939-1945 - United States |
United States History 1933-1945 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previous ed.: 2000 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-166) and index |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Edition; CHAPTER ONE: To Pearl Harbor: The United States and World Crisis; The Arsenal of Democracy: The War in Europe; "Not Enough Ships": The Effort to Restrain Japan; CHAPTER TWO: Allied Defeats and the Axis Ascendancy, 1941-1942; The Nazi Empire at Its Peak; Japan's Imperial Conquests; Defeat and Surrender in the Philippines; Popular Perceptions and Expectations; CHAPTER THREE: The War in Europe: The Turn of the Tide; The Debate over Strategy; The North African Invasion; The Eastern Front: The Russian Victory at Stalingrad |
The Battle of the Atlantic The Air War: The Bombing of Germany; The Cross-Channel Invasion: D-Day; CHAPTER FOUR: The Pacific Theater: The War against Japan, 1942-1945; "Our War": Characteristics and Popular Perceptions; Midway: The End of Japan's Naval Invincibility; Guadalcanal: The First Offensive; The Island Campaign, 1943-1944; Iwo Jima and Okinawa; Japan, 1945: The Refusal to Surrender; CHAPTER FIVE: The Diplomatic Front: Roosevelt and the American Vision of the Postwar World; The United Nations; Soviet-American Cooperation; China's International Status; The End of Colonialism |
CHAPTER SIX: The Dilemmas of Victory Victory in Europe and the Extent |
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of Nazi Tyranny; "The Greatest Thing in History": The Atomic Bomb and Japan's Surrender; Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Lingering Questions; A People Victorious: America at the End of the War; CONCLUSION: Why the Allies Won; (1) Industrial Supremacy: Achieving the Economic Potential; (2) Technology and Modernization of Armed Forces: Beating the Axis at Their Own Game; (3) The Moral Struggle: Mobilizing Popular Will; (4) The Quality of Leadership: Meeting the Challenge; Bibliographical Essay; Overview; Chapter One; Chapter Two |
Chapter Three Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Conclusion; Index |
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This 3rd edition presents a concise overview of how the war was fought as well as a consideration of the ways in which Americans regarded allies and enemies, embraced heroes, and viewed the war''s purpose. Making the important distinction between popular notions and military and political realities, Gary Hess helps today''s readers to better understand the complexity of the conflict. Updated to incorporate the latest scholarship, this latest edition also includes new material to underscore more fully the moral dimensions of the war, including the American decision to use the atomic bomb, the |
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UNINA9910798636403321 |
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Autore |
Allman T. D. |
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Finding Florida : the true history of the Sunshine State / / T.D. Allman |
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New York : , : Grove Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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1 online resource (487 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: Natures and names -- pt. 1 : Invasive species. Believe it or not ; The Johnny Appleseed of pigs ; Chert ; The fort, not the fountain -- pt. 2 : Coveting Florida. The West Florida Lone Star Butterfly Effect ; The unseen foe ; Americanization at Negro Fort ; Florida's fake history -- pt. 3 : Osceola's head. Governor DuVal's conspiracy ; Defined by massacre ; Jesup's capitulation ; Alternative Floridians -- pt. 4 : Whistling Dixie. Metropolis of the Branded Hand ; Disambiguation ; Empowering the betweenity ; Triumph of violence ; King Ignorance -- pt. 5 : Project future. Pioneers in Paradise ; Swanee ; The total triumph of Walter P. Fraser ; Location, location, location -- pt. 6 : Florida millennium. Theme park universe ; Cities of the future ; A fateful convergence -- Epilogue: No escape from America. |
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"For generations, the turbulent story of Florida has been distorted and whitewashed. In [this book], T.D. Allman reclaims this remarkable history from the mythmakers, apologists, and boosters"--Dust jacket flap. |
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