World War II For Dummies
ISBN: 978-1-118-06956-1
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April 2011
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Introduction: The Most Destructive War.
PART I: Origins and Causes of the War, 1919-1939.
Chapter 1: World War II: Why It Matters and What You Need to Know.
Chapter 2: The Great War and the Uneasy Peace: How World War II Happened.
Chapter 3: Hoping for Peace: The Rise of the Dictators, 1933-1939.
PART II: Starting the War: The Axis Invades and Conquers, 1939-1942.
Chapter 4: Invading Eastern Europe: Hitler's Power Grows, 1939.
Chapter 5: Blitzkrieg in Europe: World War II Begins, 1939-1941.
Chapter 6: The Ultimate Battle: Hitler versus Stalin.
Chapter 7: America on the Sidelines: 1933-1941.
Chapter 8: Collision in Asia: Japan and America, 1937-1941.
PART III: Behind Enemy Lines: Nations at War.
Chapter 9: Maintaining Resources: The Axis.
Chapter 10: Working Together: The Allies.
Chapter 11: The War against the Jews.
PART IV: Planning and Launching the Allied Counterattack, 1942-1943.
Chapter 12: The Politics of Compromise, 1942.
Chapter 13: Taking North Africa, Sicily, and the Boot.
Chapter 14: Germany a Three-Time Loser: In Russia, At Home, and in the Atlantic.
Chapter 15: Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and Midway: Japan's Three Strikes.
Chapter 16: Planning for the Rest of the War, 1943.
PART V: The Long Haul, 1944.
Chapter 17: The Italian Campaign and Soviet Victories in the East.
Chapter 18: Liberating Europe: From Normandy to Paris, and Beyond.
Chapter 19: Japan Begins to Crack.
PART VI: Starting Over: The War's Aftereffects, 1945.
Chapter 20: Ending the War (Almost): The Final Offensive.
Chapter 21: The Japanese Defeat.
Chapter 22: The Uneasy Peace.
PART VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 23: Ten Formidable Military Leaders of World War II.
Chapter 24: Ten Weapons That Made a Difference.
Chapter 25: Ten "What Ifs?" of World War II.
Index.
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PART I: Origins and Causes of the War, 1919-1939.
Chapter 1: World War II: Why It Matters and What You Need to Know.
Chapter 2: The Great War and the Uneasy Peace: How World War II Happened.
Chapter 3: Hoping for Peace: The Rise of the Dictators, 1933-1939.
PART II: Starting the War: The Axis Invades and Conquers, 1939-1942.
Chapter 4: Invading Eastern Europe: Hitler's Power Grows, 1939.
Chapter 5: Blitzkrieg in Europe: World War II Begins, 1939-1941.
Chapter 6: The Ultimate Battle: Hitler versus Stalin.
Chapter 7: America on the Sidelines: 1933-1941.
Chapter 8: Collision in Asia: Japan and America, 1937-1941.
PART III: Behind Enemy Lines: Nations at War.
Chapter 9: Maintaining Resources: The Axis.
Chapter 10: Working Together: The Allies.
Chapter 11: The War against the Jews.
PART IV: Planning and Launching the Allied Counterattack, 1942-1943.
Chapter 12: The Politics of Compromise, 1942.
Chapter 13: Taking North Africa, Sicily, and the Boot.
Chapter 14: Germany a Three-Time Loser: In Russia, At Home, and in the Atlantic.
Chapter 15: Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and Midway: Japan's Three Strikes.
Chapter 16: Planning for the Rest of the War, 1943.
PART V: The Long Haul, 1944.
Chapter 17: The Italian Campaign and Soviet Victories in the East.
Chapter 18: Liberating Europe: From Normandy to Paris, and Beyond.
Chapter 19: Japan Begins to Crack.
PART VI: Starting Over: The War's Aftereffects, 1945.
Chapter 20: Ending the War (Almost): The Final Offensive.
Chapter 21: The Japanese Defeat.
Chapter 22: The Uneasy Peace.
PART VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 23: Ten Formidable Military Leaders of World War II.
Chapter 24: Ten Weapons That Made a Difference.
Chapter 25: Ten "What Ifs?" of World War II.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
