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• ISBN: 0521443172
• ISBN: 9780521443173
• Physical Description: xix, 1178 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
• Publisher: Cambridge [England] ; Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [945]-1125) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

From one war to another -- From the German and Soviet invasions of Poland to the German attack in the West, September 1, 1939 to May 10, 1940 -- The world turned upside down -- The expanding conflict, 1940-1941 -- The Eastern Front and a changing war, June to December, 1941 -- Halting the Japanese advance, halting the German advance; keeping them apart and shifting the balance: December 1941 to November 1942 -- The war at sea, 1942-1944, and the blockade -- The war in Europe and North Africa 1942-1943: to and from Stalingrad; to and from Tunis -- The home front -- Means of warfare: old and new -- From the spring of 1943 to summer 1944 -- The assault on Germany from all sides -- Tensions in both alliances -- The halt on the European fronts -- The final assault on Germany -- The war in the Pacific: from Leyte to the Missouri -- Conclusions: the cost and impact of war.

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World War, 1939-1945.
HISTORY.