No simple victory: World War II in Europe ; 1939 - 1945
A leading historian re-examines World War II and its outcome. Davies asks readers to reconsider what they know about World War II, and how the received wisdom might be biased or incorrect. He poses simple questions that have complicated and unexpected answers. For instance, Can you name the five big...
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| Summary: | A leading historian re-examines World War II and its outcome. Davies asks readers to reconsider what they know about World War II, and how the received wisdom might be biased or incorrect. He poses simple questions that have complicated and unexpected answers. For instance, Can you name the five biggest battles of the war in Europe? Or, What were the main political ideologies that were contending for supremacy? The answers to these and other questions--and the implications of those answers--will surprise even those who feel that they are experts on the subject.--From publisher description. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | IX, 544 S., [16] Bl. Ill., Kt. |
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INHALTSVERZEICHNIS INTERPRETATION : FIVE FACTORS WARFARE : MILITARY
ACTION IN EUROPE, 1939-1945 POLITICS : BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE WAR
SOLDIERS : FROM ENLISTMENT TO WAR GRAVE CIVILIANS : LIFE AND DEATH IN
WARTIME PORTRAYALS : THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN PICTURES, LITERATURE AND
HISTORY INCONCLUSIONS. A LEADING HISTORIAN RE-EXAMINES WORLD WAR II AND
ITS OUTCOME. DAVIES ASKS READERS TO RECONSIDER WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT
WORLD WAR II, AND HOW THE RECEIVED WISDOM MIGHT BE BIASED OR INCORRECT.
HE POSES SIMPLE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COMPLICATED AND UNEXPECTED ANSWERS.
FOR INSTANCE, CAN YOU NAME THE FIVE BIGGEST BATTLES OF THE WAR IN
EUROPE? OR, WHAT WERE THE MAIN POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES THAT WERE CONTENDING
FOR SUPREMACY? THE ANSWERS TO THESE AND OTHER QUESTIONS AND THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE ANSWERS WILL SURPRISE EVEN THOSE WHO FEEL THAT
THEY ARE EXPERTS ON THE SUBJECT. FROM PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION. DIESES
SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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NO SIMPLE VICTORY / DAVIES, NORMAN : 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS /
INHALTSVERZEICHNIS INTERPRETATION : FIVE FACTORS WARFARE : MILITARY
ACTION IN EUROPE, 1939-1945 POLITICS : BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE WAR
SOLDIERS : FROM ENLISTMENT TO WAR GRAVE CIVILIANS : LIFE AND DEATH IN
WARTIME PORTRAYALS : THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN PICTURES, LITERATURE AND
HISTORY INCONCLUSIONS. A LEADING HISTORIAN RE-EXAMINES WORLD WAR II AND
ITS OUTCOME. DAVIES ASKS READERS TO RECONSIDER WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT
WORLD WAR II, AND HOW THE RECEIVED WISDOM MIGHT BE BIASED OR INCORRECT.
HE POSES SIMPLE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COMPLICATED AND UNEXPECTED ANSWERS.
FOR INSTANCE, CAN YOU NAME THE FIVE BIGGEST BATTLES OF THE WAR IN
EUROPE? OR, WHAT WERE THE MAIN POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES THAT WERE CONTENDING
FOR SUPREMACY? THE ANSWERS TO THESE AND OTHER QUESTIONS AND THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE ANSWERS WILL SURPRISE EVEN THOSE WHO FEEL THAT
THEY ARE EXPERTS ON THE SUBJECT. FROM PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION. DIESES
SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT. |
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