World War II For Dummies - Keith D Dickson

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Auteur(s) : Keith D Dickson

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/01/2020

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 432

Expédition : 564

Dimensions : 23.3 x 18.7 x 2.5

ISBN : 1119675537

Résumé :

Introduction: The Most Destructive War 1

Part 1: Origins and Causes of the War, 1919-1939 9

Chapter 1: World War II: Why It Matters and What You Need to Know 11

Chapter 2: The Great War and the Uneasy Peace: How World War II Happened 21

Chapter 3: Hoping for Peace: The Rise of the Dictators, 1933-1939 51

Part 2: Starting the War: The Axis Invades and Conquers, 1939-1942 67

Chapter 4: Invading Eastern Europe: Hitler's Power Grows, 1939 69

Chapter 5: Blitzkrieg in Europe: World War II Begins, 1939-1941 79

Chapter 6: The Ultimate Battle: Hitler versus Stalin 109

Chapter 7: America on the Sidelines: 1933-1941 121

Chapter 8: Collision in Asia: Japan and America, 1937-1941 131

Part 3: Behind Enemy Lines: Nations at War 149

Chapter 9: Maintaining Resources: The Axis 151

Chapter 10: Working Together: The Allies 159

Chapter 11: The War against the Jews 169

Part 4: Planning and Launching the Allied Counterattack, 1942-1943 179

Chapter 12: The Politics of Compromise, 1942 181

Chapter 13: Taking North Africa, Sicily, and the Boot 189

Chapter 14: Germany a Three-Time Loser: In Russia, At Home, and in the Atlantic 207

Chapter 15: Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and Midway: Japan's Three Strikes 225

Chapter 16: Planning for the Rest of the War, 1943 245

Part 5: The Long Haul, 1944 251

Chapter 17: The Italian Campaign and Soviet Victories in the East 253

Chapter 18: Liberating Europe: From Normandy to Paris, and Beyond 263

Chapter 19: Japan Begins to Crack 287

Part 6: Starting Over: The War's Aftereffects, 1945 313

Chapter 20: Ending the War (Almost): The Final Offensive 315

Chapter 21: The Japanese Defeat 341

Chapter 22: The Uneasy Peace 367

Part 7: The Part of Tens 373

Chapter 23: Ten Formidable Military Leaders of World War II 375

Chapter 24: Ten Weapons That Made a Difference 383

Chapter 25: Ten What Ifs? of World War II 389

Index 397

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Biographie:

Introduction: The Most Destructive War 1

About This Book 2

Conventions Used in This Book 3

How This Book Is Organized 4

Part 1: Origins and Causes of the War, 1919-1939 4

Part 2: Starting the War: The Axis Invades and Conquers, 1939-1942 4

Part 3: Behind Enemy Lines: Nations at War 5

Part 4: Planning and Launching the Allied Counterattack, 1942-1943 5

Part 5: The Long Haul, 1944 6

Part 6: Starting Over: The War's Aftereffects, 1945 6

Part 7: The Part of Tens 7

Icons Used in This Book 7

Where to Go from Here 8

Beyond the Book 8

Part 1: Origins and Causes of The War, 1919-1939 9

Chapter 1: World War II: Why It Matters and What You Need to Know 11

The War's Beginnings 12

The World War I peace agreement 12

The global economy 12

The rise of totalitarianism 13

The birth of Fascism and Nazism 13

The rise of Hitler 14

The British and French fear of another war 14

The isolationism of the United States 14

The empire building of Japan 14

Who's Who of Combatants 15

The Allies 15

The Axis 15

The Course of the War 16

Where in the World Was the World War Fought? 17

The battles in Europe 17

The battles in the Soviet Union 18

The battles in North Africa 18

The battles in the Pacific and in Southeast Asia 18

The battle in the Atlantic 18

The Effect of World War II 19

Chapter 2: The Great War and the Uneasy Peace: How World War II Happened 21

The End of One War and the Roots of Another 22

The victors and the spoils: The Treaty of Versailles 23

Woodrow Wilson's last card: The League of Nations 25

The world in the 1920s 26

Collapsing Economies: The Great Depression 32

The effect on countries' economies 32

The threat to democracy 32

Fascism and Nazism: Whose Bright Idea Was This? 33

Fascism in a nutshell - if only 33

Fascism in Italy 35

Nazism: Fascism with a twist 36

The Rise of Hitler 38

The putsch that failed 38

Mein Kampf 39

Hitler consolidates power 39

Creating the regime: The alpha wolf takes over 40

Nazi top brass: The rest of the pack 42

Japan and the Militarists: The Army Calls the Shots 47

The military acts 48

The fall of Japanese democracy 48

Japan takes control of China 49

Chapter 3: Hoping for Peace: The Rise of the Dictators, 1933-1939 51

The Steps to War: Taking Advantage of Circumstances 52

Rebuilding the army 52

Buying time 53

Forging an agreement with Poland 53

Reclaiming the Saar 54

Breaking treaties 54

Advancing into the Rhineland 54

Getting Aggressive: Italy Makes a War 55

Forging a Pact: The Axis Is Born 56

The Spanish Civil War: Fascism and Communism Clash 57

Germany: Using Diplomacy and Smoke Screens for War 58

Britain: Seeking Mediation and Appeasement 59

Austria and Czechoslovakia Catch Hitler's Eye 60

The Anschluss in Austria 60

Onward to Czechoslovakia 61

May I have more, please? 64

The diplomats - Did they do their job? 65

Part 2: Starting The War: The Axis Invades And Conquers, 1939-1942 67

Chapter 4: Invading Eastern Europe: Hitler's Power Grows, 1939 69

Czechoslovakia Disappears: Divvying Land and German Occupation 70

Chamberlain and Daladier wise up 71

Why wasn't I informed?! - Mussolini in the dark 71

Playing Both Sides of the Fence: Negotiations with the Soviets 72

Talks with Britain and France 72