World War II : A Very Short Introduction
by Weinberg, Gerhard L.
Edition statement:1st Published by : Oxford University Press (Oxford, New York) Physical details: xiii,136 Pages 17x11 cm | PB ISBN:9780199688777.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come about that there was a Second World War causing twice the 30 million deaths and many times more destruction as had been caused in the previous conflict? In this Very Short Introduction, Gerhard L. Weinberg provides an introduction to the origins, course, and impact of the war on those who fought and the ordinary citizens who lived through it. Starting by looking at the inter-war years and the German invasion of Poland in Se.
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