Rethinking World War Two
Subtitle: the conflict and its legacy
By: Jeremy Black
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781472583239; 9781472583222; 9781472583246; 9781472583253
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Influence
Description: History is both the past and our accounts of the past. In Rethinking World War Two, Jeremy Black explores the contesting accounts and interpretations of the war, critically examining the leading controversies surrounding the conflict, its aftermath and its ongoing significance in the modern world. The first half of the book considers controversies surrounding the course of the war, with chapters looking at the importance of military history, the causes of the war, politics and grand strategy and domestic politics. The second half goes on to consider the memory of the war and its echoes in.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-242) and index.
Table of contents: title: Causes; title: Alliance politics and grand strategy; title: Domestic politics; title: Explanations of victory; title: Recollection: the war in Europe; title: Recollection: the war in Asia; title: Conclusions.