A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II,9780521618267

A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780521618267
ISBN10: 0521618266
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-03-28
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this is the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and her colonies following the First World War, Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every aspect of World War II. Actions of the Axis, the Allies, and the Neutrals are covered in every theater of the war. More importantly, the global nature of the war is examined, with new insights into how events in one corner of the world helped affect events in other distant parts. In a new edition, with a new preface, A World at Arms remains a classic of global history.

Table of Contents

List of maps
xi
Preface to the new edition xiii
Preface to the first edition xxiii
List of abbreviations
xxvii
Introduction 1(5)
From one war to another
6(42)
From the German and Soviet invasions of Poland to the German attack in the West, September I, 1939 to May 10, 1940
48(74)
The world turned upside down
122(65)
The expanding conflict, 1940--1941
187(77)
The Eastern Front and a changing war, June to December, 1941
264(46)
Halting the Japanese advance, halting the German advance; keeping them apart and shifting the balance: December 1941 to November 1942
310(54)
The war at sea, 1942--1944, and the blockade
364(44)
The war in Europe and North Africa 1942--1943: to and from Stalingrad; to and from Tunis
408(63)
The home front
471(65)
Means of warfare: old and new
536(51)
From the spring of 1943 to summer 1944
587(80)
The assault on Germany from all sides
667(55)
Tensions in both alliances
722(28)
The halt on the European fronts
750(30)
The final assault on Germany
780(62)
The war in the Pacific: from Leyte to the Missouri
842(52)
Conclusions: the cost and impact of war 894(27)
Bibliographic essay 921(24)
Notes 945(210)
Index 1155

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