World War II

A Short History

Michael J. Lyons

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781315509433
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Edition: 5

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.

Index

A

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...