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Highly regarded for its concise clarification of the complexities of World War II, this book illuminates the origins, course, and long-range effects of the war. It provides a balanced account that analyzes both the European and Pacific theaters of operations and the connections between them. The Fifth Edition incorporates new material based on the latest scholarship, offering updated conclusions on key topics and expanded coverage throughout.
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Index
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ABC-1 agreement, 132, 137
Abwehr (Armed Forces Intelligence), 67
Achilles (light cruiser), 213
Admiralty, 148, 152, 168, 211, 218
Adriatic Sea, 8, 57, 123
Aegean Sea, 18, 298
Afrika Korps, 187, 191–92
Ajax (cruiser), 213
Akagi (aircraft carrier), 155, 156
Alaska, 154, 164, 276
Albacore (submarine), 172
Albania, 57, 100–101, 130, 299
Aleutian Islands, 154, 156, 164, 280, 286
Alexander, Harold, 190, 199, 200, 202, 204, 207–9, 298
Alexandria, 97, 187, 189, 214, 215
Algeria, 95–96, 191–92, 194, 196–99, 305
Ali, Rashid, 103
Allied bombing offensive, 221–29
American offensive, 224–25
British offensive, 223–24
disagreements on, 276
Hamburg destruction, 225–26
Mannheim destruction, 222
night-fighting tactics, 225
pincers movement, 64, 65, 74, 109, 112, 253, 269
strategic bombing, 221–23
success of, 226–29
Allied offensive in Italy, 202–9
Axis collapsed by, 265–66
Cassino, 208–9
command and strategies, changes in, 207–8
hardship of, 207
Operation Anvil-Dragoon, 209
Salerno, 205–6
Sicily, 202–5
Allied offensive in North Africa
Allied invasion of French North Africa, 192–93, 196–98
Allied strategies, differences in, 193–96
First Battle of El Alamein, 187–90
logistical problems in conqu...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- THE ORIGINS OF WORLD WAR
- GERMANY'S MARCH OF CONQUEST
- THE WAR BECOMES GLOBAL
- THE TIDE TURNS
- THE TRIUMPH OF THE ALLIES
- Additional Reading
- Index