LEADER 04252nam 2200637 450 001 9910459903703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-80658-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000228247 035 $a(EBL)1776324 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001333970 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12490620 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001333970 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11393557 035 $a(PQKB)11077628 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1776324 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1776324 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10925510 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL642116 035 $a(OCoLC)890071991 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000228247 100 $a20140912h20112011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe United States at war, 1941-1945 /$fGary R. Hess 205 $aThird edition. 210 1$aWheeling, Illinois :$cHarlan Davidson, Inc.,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 225 1 $aAmerican History Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-10865-X 311 $a0-88295-281-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aThe 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 327 $aCHAPTER SIX: The Dilemmas of Victory Victory in Europe and the Extent 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 327 $aChapter Three Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Conclusion; Index 330 $aThis 3rd edition presents a concise overview of how the war was fought as well as a consideration of the ways in which Americans regarded allies and enemies, embraced heroes, and viewed the war''s purpose. Making the important distinction between popular notions and military and political realities, Gary Hess helps today''s readers to better understand the complexity of the conflict. Updated to incorporate the latest scholarship, this latest edition also includes new material to underscore more fully the moral dimensions of the war, including the American decision to use the atomic bomb, the 410 0$aAmerican history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.) 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y1933-1945 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 676 $a940.53/73 700 $aHess$b Gary R.$0676290 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459903703321 996 $aThe United States at war, 1941-1945$91941175 997 $aUNINA