| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
ix, 544 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Published in Great Britain as Europe at War 1939-1945 : no simple victory by Macmillan"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [491]-508) and index. |
| Summary |
A leading historian re-examines World War II and its outcome. Davies asks readers to reconsider what they know about World War II, and how the received wisdom might be biased or incorrect. He poses simple questions that have complicated and unexpected answers. For instance, Can you name the five biggest battles of the war in Europe? Or, What were the main political ideologies that were contending for supremacy? The answers to these and other questions--and the implications of those answers--will surprise even those who feel that they are experts on the subject.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
List of tables -- List of illustrations -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1. Interpretation : five factors -- 2. Warfare : military action in Europe, 1939-1945 -- 3. Politics : before, during, and after the war -- 4. Soldiers : from enlistment to war grave -- 5. Civilians : life and death in wartime -- 6. Portrayals : the Second World War in pictures, literature and history -- 7. Inconclusions -- Notes -- Further reading -- Index. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe.
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Europe -- History -- 1918-1945.
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| Added Author |
Davies, Norman, 1939-
Europe at War.
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| ISBN |
9780670018321 |
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0670018325 |
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