| Description |
210 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-207) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. the historical framework. The stakes -- The immediate causes -- The social forces -- Resources -- Strategy -- Weapons -- Logistics -- Science and administration -- Ideology -- pt. II. The opening Gambit in Europe -- The unfolding world battle -- Towards the climax -- The decisive turning-points -- The war of attrition -- The final onslaught -- The outcome -- The aftermath -- The legacy. |
| Summary |
The very scale of the 1939-45 war has often tempted historians to study particular campaigns at the expense of the wider panorama. In this readable and richly detailed history of the conflict, the Belgian scholar Ernest Mandel (author of the acclaimed Late Capitalism) outlines his view that the war was in fact a combination of several distinct struggles and a battle between rival imperialisms for world hegemony. In concise chapters, Mandel examines the role played by technology, science, logistics, weapons and propaganda. Throughout, he weaves a consideration of the military strategy of the opposing states into his analytical narrative of the war and its results. -- Publisher description. |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945
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| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945.
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Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945.
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Weltkrieg (1939-1945) (DE-588)4079167-1
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| Indexed Term |
World War 2 |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Mandel, Ernest. Meaning of the Second World War. London : Verso, 1986 (OCoLC)563687543 |
| ISBN |
0860911306 |
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9780860911302 |
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0860918424 (paperback) |
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9780860918424 (paperback) |
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9781844674794 (paperback) |
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1844674797 (paperback) |
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9781844674800 (hardback) |
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1844674800 (hardback) |
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