A World at Arms
Subtitle: A Global History of World War II
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 28, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 1198
ISBN-13: 9780521558792
Subjects: European history: Second World War; World history: Second World War; 20th century; Military - World War II; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Europe; Modern - 20th Century; History / Modern / 20th Century; World War, 1939-1945
First sentence: When a German warship opened fire on the Polish garrison in the special area reserved for them within the Free City of Gdansk (Danzig)-and German troops and airplanes attacked Poland-a terrible conflict began that was quickly called "The Second World War."