Oxford History of World War II

World War Two re-assessed for a new generation, from the 1930s through to the beginnings of the Cold War. A stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible episodes in world history.

List of contents

• 1: Patricia Clavin: The Genesis of World War


• 2: Steven Lee: Japan's War in Asia


• 3: Nicola Labanca: The Italian Wars


• 4: Richard Overy: The German Wars


• 5: Eric Grove: The West and the War at Sea


• 6: Evan Mawdsley: The Allies from Defeat to Victory


• 7: David French: Fighting Power: World War and Military Innovation


• 8: Richard Overy: Economies in Total War


• 9: Michael Snape: Front Line I: Armed Forces at War


• 10: Richard Overy: Front Line II: Civilians at War


• 11: Richard Bessel: Unnatural Deaths


• 12: David Edgerton: War, Invention, and Experts


• 13: David Welch: The Culture of War: Propaganda, Arts and Ideas


• 14: Geoffrey Roberts: From World War to Cold War

About the author

Richard Overy is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of more than twenty five books on the history of twentieth-century war and dictatorship, including the highly acclaimed Why the Allies Won (1995) and the prize-winning Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia (2004). He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. His most recent book is The Bombing War: Europe 1939-1945 (2013), shortlisted for the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in military history.

Summary

World War Two re-assessed for a new generation, from the 1930s through to the beginnings of the Cold War. A stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible episodes in world history.

Additional text

combines a breadth and depth not seen in much military history writing. The skillful analysis of each chapter does not sacrifice narrative ability to address topics ranging from the German, Italian, and Japanese conduct of the land, sea, and air wars to the political intricacies of the Grand Alliance, scientific innovation, and the cultural history of the war ... Astounding.

Product details

• Authors: Richard (Professor of History Overy
• Assisted by: Richard Overy (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.2023
• EAN: 9780192884084
• ISBN: 978-0-19-288408-4
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: The Oxford History of...
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Europe, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Fascism & Nazism, Second World War, The Holocaust, Warfare and defence, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater