The Second World War
Subtitle: a military history
By: Gordon Corrigan
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 620
ISBN-13: 9781843548942; 9780857895936
Subjects: Campaigns; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Tweede Wereldoorlog; World War, 1939-1945; Causes; War; Military campaigns
Description: Argues that what we call the Second World War was in fact two separate conflicts: one against Germany (and, for a while, Italy) in Western Europe, Soviet Russia and North Africa; the other against Japan in the Far East and Pacific. The author also examines the agendas of the warring nations and offers fresh interpretations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 594-601) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude : February 1942; title: On your marks-; title: Get set-; title: Go!; title: Interlude : Britain at war : May 1940-June 1941; title: The Russian war : June-October 1941; title: The Asian war : September-December 1941; title: The Mediterranean war : June 1941-August 1942; title: The Russian war : October 1941-November 1942; title: The Asian war : December 1941-May 1942; title: The Mediterranean war : August 1942-May 1943; title: The Asian war : December 1941-November 1942; title: The Russian war : November 1942-June 1944; title: The Asian war : June 1942-August 1944; title: The European war : May 1943-August 1944; title: The sea and air war; title: The Axis retreat : August-November 1944; title: The home war; title: End game : December 1944-September 1945; title: Checkmate : January 1945-December 1946; title: Epilogue.