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The United States at war, 1941-1945 / / Gary R. Hess
| The United States at war, 1941-1945 / / Gary R. Hess |
| Autore | Hess Gary R. |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wheeling, Illinois : , : Harlan Davidson, Inc., , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.53/73 |
| Collana | American History Series |
| Soggetto topico | World War, 1939-1945 - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-118-80658-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459903703321 |
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| Wheeling, Illinois : , : Harlan Davidson, Inc., , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The United States at war, 1941-1945 / / Gary R. Hess
| The United States at war, 1941-1945 / / Gary R. Hess |
| Autore | Hess Gary R. |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wheeling, Illinois : , : Harlan Davidson, Inc., , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.53/73 |
| Collana | American History Series |
| Soggetto topico | World War, 1939-1945 - United States |
| ISBN | 1-118-80658-1 |
| Classificazione |
940.53/73
209.74 253.07 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787100203321 |
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Hess Gary R.
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| Wheeling, Illinois : , : Harlan Davidson, Inc., , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The United States at war, 1941-1945 / / Gary R. Hess
| The United States at war, 1941-1945 / / Gary R. Hess |
| Autore | Hess Gary R. |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wheeling, Illinois : , : Harlan Davidson, Inc., , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.53/73 |
| Collana | American History Series |
| Soggetto topico | World War, 1939-1945 - United States |
| ISBN | 1-118-80658-1 |
| Classificazione |
940.53/73
209.74 253.07 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816518803321 |
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Hess Gary R.
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| Wheeling, Illinois : , : Harlan Davidson, Inc., , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / / Gary R. Hess
| Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / / Gary R. Hess |
| Autore | Hess Gary R. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (502 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.704/3 |
| Collana | Contesting the Past |
| Soggetto topico |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Influence National security - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-94900-5
1-118-94901-3 |
| Classificazione | HIS037070 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | From the Streets to the Books : The Origins of an Enduring Debate -- A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? -- "Kennedy Exceptionalism," "Missed Opportunity for Peace," or "Lost Victory?" : The Movement toward War, 1961-1965 -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Strategy for Defeat" : The Clausewitzian Alternative -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Other War" : The "Hearts and Minds" Prescription for Victory -- The Media and the War : Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? -- The Tet Offensive : Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? -- Nixon-Kissinger and the Ending of the War : A "Lost Victory" or "Neither Peace nor Honor?" -- Conclusion: The War's "Lessons". |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460722103321 |
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Hess Gary R.
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / / Gary R. Hess
| Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / / Gary R. Hess |
| Autore | Hess Gary R. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (502 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.704/3 |
| Collana | Contesting the Past |
| Soggetto topico |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Influence National security - United States |
| ISBN |
1-118-94900-5
1-118-94901-3 |
| Classificazione |
253.07
959.704/3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | From the Streets to the Books : The Origins of an Enduring Debate -- A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? -- "Kennedy Exceptionalism," "Missed Opportunity for Peace," or "Lost Victory?" : The Movement toward War, 1961-1965 -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Strategy for Defeat" : The Clausewitzian Alternative -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Other War" : The "Hearts and Minds" Prescription for Victory -- The Media and the War : Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? -- The Tet Offensive : Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? -- Nixon-Kissinger and the Ending of the War : A "Lost Victory" or "Neither Peace nor Honor?" -- Conclusion: The War's "Lessons". |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797023503321 |
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Hess Gary R.
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / / Gary R. Hess
| Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / / Gary R. Hess |
| Autore | Hess Gary R. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (502 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.704/3 |
| Collana | Contesting the Past |
| Soggetto topico |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Influence National security - United States |
| ISBN |
1-118-94900-5
1-118-94901-3 |
| Classificazione |
253.07
959.704/3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | From the Streets to the Books : The Origins of an Enduring Debate -- A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? -- "Kennedy Exceptionalism," "Missed Opportunity for Peace," or "Lost Victory?" : The Movement toward War, 1961-1965 -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Strategy for Defeat" : The Clausewitzian Alternative -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Other War" : The "Hearts and Minds" Prescription for Victory -- The Media and the War : Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? -- The Tet Offensive : Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? -- Nixon-Kissinger and the Ending of the War : A "Lost Victory" or "Neither Peace nor Honor?" -- Conclusion: The War's "Lessons". |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819183003321 |
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Hess Gary R.
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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