The second world wars : how the first global conflict was fought and won /
World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Hanson examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. He argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the wa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books, Hachette Book Group,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Hanson examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. He argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 652 pages, 34 unnumbered unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465066988 0465066984 |