A World At Arms. A Global History Of World War II

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Book Club Edition
Publisher Place: Cambridge.UK
Publisher Year: 1994
Edition: Reprint

Description: 1178 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception are some light reading creases to covers.

Publishers Description: This major work is the first general history of World War II to be based both on the existing literature and on extensive work in British, American and German archives. It covers all the theatres of war, the weaponry used, and developments on the home front. Taking a global perspective, the work deals with all belligerents and relates events in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific to each other. The role of diplomacy and strategy, of intelligence and espionage, and the impact of war upon society are all dealt with, often on the basis of hitherto unknown material. New light is shed on the actions of great and small powers and on topics ranging from the beginning of the war to the dropping of the atomic bombs; the titanic battles on the Eastern Front are fitted into the war as a whole; the killing of six million Jews and millions of other civilians is placed into context; and the fighting at sea and in the air is included in a coherent view of the great conflict.

ISBN: 9780521443173