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The Oxford illustrated history of World War II / edited by Richard Overy.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: x, 492 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199605828 (hbk.)
  • 0199605823
Other title:
  • Illustrated history of World War II
  • Oxford illustrated history of World War Two
  • Oxford illustrated history of WW2
  • Illustrated history of World War Two
  • Illustrated history of WW2
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.54 23
LOC classification:
  • D743 .O96 2015
Summary: A team of leading historians reassesses the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of the Allied response but also from the view-point of the Axis aggressor states. Under Richard Overy's expert editorial guidance, the contributions take us from the genesis of war, through the action in the major theatres of conflict by land, sea, and air, to assessments of fighting power and military and technical innovation, the economics of total war, the culture and propaganda of war, and the experience of war (and genocide) for both combatants and civilians, concluding with an account of the transition from World War to Cold War in the late 1940s. Together, they provide a stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible yet fascinating episodes in world history.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Reference book Reference book NMC Library Reference D743 .O96 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 33039001361152

Includes bibliography (pages [455]-468) and index.

A team of leading historians reassesses the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of the Allied response but also from the view-point of the Axis aggressor states. Under Richard Overy's expert editorial guidance, the contributions take us from the genesis of war, through the action in the major theatres of conflict by land, sea, and air, to assessments of fighting power and military and technical innovation, the economics of total war, the culture and propaganda of war, and the experience of war (and genocide) for both combatants and civilians, concluding with an account of the transition from World War to Cold War in the late 1940s. Together, they provide a stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible yet fascinating episodes in world history.

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