LEADER 03283nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910812528103321 005 20240418004853.0 010 $a1-280-57156-X 010 $a9786613601162 010 $a0-300-18096-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300180961 035 $a(CKB)2670000000184028 035 $a(OCoLC)793207328 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10551216 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000646517 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11442336 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000646517 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10696476 035 $a(PQKB)10897817 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420820 035 $a(DE-B1597)485894 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300180961 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420820 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10551216 035 $a(OCoLC)923597777 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000184028 100 $a20100119d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe legacy of the Second World War /$fJohn Lukacs 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-11439-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tOne. Seventy Years Later: The Legacy Of The Second World War -- $tTwo. The Place Of The Second World War-At The End Of An Age -- $tThree. The Division Of Europe -- $tFour. Hitler, Questions Still Extant -- $tFive. The Germans' Two Wars, Heisenberg And Bohr -- $tSix. Rainbow Five -- $tSeven. The Second World War And The Origins Of The Cold War -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aSixty-five years after the conclusion of World War II, its consequences are still with us. In this probing book, the acclaimed historian John Lukacs raises perplexing questions about World War II that have yet to be explored. In a work that brilliantly argues for World War II's central place in the history of the twentieth century, Lukacs applies his singular expertise toward addressing the war's most persistent enigmas. The Second World War was Hitler's war. Yet questions about Hitler's thoughts and his decisions still remain. How did the divisions of Europe-and, consequently, the Cold War-come about? What were the true reasons for Werner Heisenberg's mission to Niels Bohr in Copenhagen in September 1941? What led to "Rainbow Five," the American decision to make the war against Germany an American priority even in the event of a two-ocean world war? Was the Cold War unavoidable? In this work, which offers both an accessible primer for students and challenging new theses for scholars, Lukacs addresses these and other riddles, revealing the ways in which the war and its legacy still touch our lives today. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xInfluence 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xInfluence. 676 $a940.53 700 $aLukacs$b John$f1924-$0473434 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812528103321 996 $aThe legacy of the Second World War$94120964 997 $aUNINA