The Oxford history of World War II /
This is a book about World War II that sets out in fourteen chapters by different authors the new ways in which the history of the war is now viewed. Alongside the narratives of the war itself there are thematic chapters that examine the economies, cultures, and technologies of the two sides, Allied...
| Uniform Title: | Oxford illustrated history of World War Two |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Edition: | [New edition]. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This is a book about World War II that sets out in fourteen chapters by different authors the new ways in which the history of the war is now viewed. Alongside the narratives of the war itself there are thematic chapters that examine the economies, cultures, and technologies of the two sides, Allied and Axis, as well as the civilian wars that ran alongside - wars of civil defence or resistance or civil wars. Finally, the book explores the catastrophic cost, chiefly to civilians, from bombing, starvation, counter-insurgency and terror. |
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| Item Description: | "The text of this edition was first published in The Oxford illustrated history of World War Two in 2015"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 467 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191980046 0191980048 9780192884091 0192884093 |