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Cambridge University Press The Baltic and the Outbreak of the Second World War
Book SynopsisThis book is the first to highlight the importance of the Baltic region in the approach to war in 1939. Amid the welter of publications on the origins of the Second World War none has sought hitherto to focus on the Baltic region, where peace finally and irrevocably broke down.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction: Baltic security problems between the two World Wars John Hiden; 2. Great Britain and the Baltic in the last months of peace, March–August 1939 Mieczyslaw Nurek; 3. Nazi German policy towards the Baltic states on the eve of the Second World War Rolf Ahmann; 4. The role of Danzig in Polish-German relations on the eve of the Second World War Anita Prazmowska; 5. Great Britain, the Soviet Union and Finland at the beginning of the Second World War Patrick Salmon; 6. The attitude of the Scandinavian countries to Nazi Germany's war preparations and its aggression on Poland Bogdan Koszel; 7. The Soviet occupation of Poland through British eyes Thomas Lane; 8. The meeting of the Lithuanian Cabinet, 15 June 1940 Alfonsas Eidintas; Index.
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Cambridge University Press A Partnership for Disorder
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Cambridge University Press Legacies of Dachau The Uses and Abuses of a Concentration Camp 19332001
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Cambridge University Press Britain Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War
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Cambridge University Press Britain and the Politics of Modernization in the Middle East 19451958 Cambridge Middle East Studies Series Number 4
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Cambridge University Press Germany Hitler and World War II
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Cambridge University Press Hiroshima in History and Memory
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Cambridge University Press Civil War in Siberia The AntiBolshevik Government of Admiral Kolchak 19181920
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Cambridge University Press Ethics and Extermination
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Cambridge University Press J William Fulbright Vietnam and the Search for a Cold War Foreign Policy
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Cambridge University Press Ethics and Extermination Reflections on Nazi Genocide
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Cambridge University Press A Nation Collapses
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Cambridge University Press A Time of Silence Civil War and the Culture of Repression in Francos Spain 19361945 Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Series Number 4
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Cambridge University Press Masters of War
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Cambridge University Press Australias Forgotten Prisoners Civilians Interned By The Japanese In World War Two
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Cambridge University Press Warfare in Independent Africa
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Cambridge University Press U.S. Intelligence and the Nazis
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Cambridge University Press J. William Fulbright Vietnam and the Search for a Cold War Foreign Policy
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Cambridge University Press Intelligence and the War against Japan Britain America and the Politics of Secret Service
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Cambridge University Press European Neutrals and NonBelligerents during the Second World War
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Cambridge University Press Japan Today
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Cambridge University Press The Legacy of Nazi Occupation Patriotic Memory and National Recovery in Western Europe 19451965 8 Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Series Number 8
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Cambridge University Press Parliament and Politics in the Age of Churchill and Attlee The Headlam Diaries 19351951 14
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Cambridge University Press Nazis and Good Neighbors
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Cambridge University Press Americas Economic Way of War
Book SynopsisThis revealing book exposes the influence of economics and finance on America's decisions to go to war, how those wars were fought, and the long-term consequences for the economy. Ranging from the Spanish-American War to the Gulf War it shows the true cost of these wars for the US economy.Trade Review'Based on extensive research, Rockoff provides an excellent analysis of the economic, financial, and human costs of America's wars between 1898 and 1991. This is a major contribution to the study of twentieth-century US life and thought.' Stanley L. Engerman, University of Rochester'Economic historians often tiptoe around wars as if they were accidental or incidental. In reality, warfare has generally been economically formative as well as destructive. America's Economic Way of War is packed with important new insights into how America fought and paid for the wars of the twentieth century in blood and treasure, and how these wars changed America.' Mark Harrison, University of Warwick'Hugh Rockoff calmly demonstrates that America's wars have been far costlier in economic terms than we have been led to believe. He carefully compiles the true costs and exposes the methods our leaders have used to disguise those costs and hide them from us. This is an informative and thought-provoking book.' Richard Sylla, New York University'America's Economic Way of War is essential reading for those interested in the history of the United States, the functioning of wartime economies, and how wars (even when they are over) continue to shape our lives.' Journal of Economic HistoryTable of Contents1. A century of war; 2. The economics of war; 3. The Spanish-American War; 4. The Philippine-American War; 5. World War I; 6. World War II; 7. The Korean War; 8. The Cold War; 9. The Vietnam War; 10. The Persian Gulf War; 11. The American way of war.
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Cambridge University Press Sport and the Military
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Cambridge University Press Extremely Violent Societies Mass Violence in the TwentiethCentury World
Book SynopsisTracing the roots of mass violence in the twentieth century, this book demonstrates that terms such as 'genocide' and 'ethnic cleansing' are too narrow to explain the diverse causes of human destruction. The author explores periods of widespread bloodshed in countries such as Armenia and Bangladesh and anti-guerilla wars worldwide.Trade Review'In this pathbreaking book, Christian Gerlach undermines the tunnel-vision of mainstream genocide research. Introducing a challenging new theoretical approach, Gerlach convincingly demonstrates the messy, complex patterns of mass violence in the modern world. Everyone interested in these issues will enrich their understanding by engaging with his arguments and case-studies.' Martin Shaw, University of Sussex'A tour de force of thinking and research, Extremely Violent Societies is a bold and original analysis of mass violence in the twentieth century. Writing global history at its best, Christian Gerlach ranges from Ottoman Armenia to Nazi-occupied Europe, from Indonesia to East Pakistan and further to explore why, at particular times, these societies exploded in paroxysms of violence. In supplanting a simplistic, state- and ideology-centered genocide model with a multi-causal approach, he convincingly argues that complex processes during transitional crises enlist all social groups in producing these terrible outcomes. At once sober and humane, this book is a landmark in the scholarly analysis of the most troubling phenomenon of our times.' A. Dirk Moses, University of Sydney'After his remarkable study on the Holocaust, Christian Gerlach demonstrates in this very innovative book, his capacity to tackle mass violence from a comparative perspective. His approach is not only courageous and challenging, but also insightful and certainly deserves to be discussed in genocide scholarly circles and beyond.' Jacques Semelin, CERI-CNRS, Center for International Studies and ResearchTable of Contents1. Introduction: extremely violent societies; Part I. Participatory Violence: 2. A coalition for violence: mass slaughter in Indonesia, 1965–66; 3. Participating and profiteering: the destruction of the Armenians, 1915–23; Part II. The Crisis of Society: 4. From rivalries between elites to a crisis of society: mass violence and famine in Bangladesh (East Pakistan), 1971–77; 5. Sustainable violence: strategic resettlement, militias and 'development' in anti-guerrilla warfare; 6. What connects the fate of different victim groups? The German occupation and Greek society in crisis; Part III. General Observations: 7. The ethnization of history: the historiography of mass violence and national identity construction; 8. Conclusions.
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Cambridge University Press Mr Mulchs Magic Mixtures Cambridge Reading
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Cambridge University Press The Myth of the Eastern Front
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Cambridge University Press Inventing Vietnam
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Cambridge University Press The Most Controversial Decision Truman the Atomic Bombs and the Defeat of Japan Cambridge Essential Histories
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Cambridge University Press Military Effectiveness Volume 3 Military Effectiveness 3 Volume Set
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Cambridge University Press The Spanish Republic and Civil War
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Cambridge University Press Triumph Forsaken The Vietnam War 19541965
Book SynopsisDrawing on a wealth of new evidence from all sides, Triumph Forsaken, first published in 2007, overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War. Through the analysis of international perceptions and power, it shows that South Vietnam was a vital interest of the United States. The book provides many insights into the overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963 and demonstrates that the coup negated the South Vietnamese government's tremendous, and hitherto unappreciated, military and political gains between 1954 and 1963. After Diem's assassination, President Lyndon Johnson had at his disposal several aggressive policy options that could have enabled South Vietnam to continue the war without a massive US troop infusion, but he ruled out these options because of faulty assumptions and inadequate intelligence, making such an infusion the only means of saving the country.Trade Review'The most noteworthy aspect of Triumph Forsaken is surely the depth and range of its research … Moyar has provided those who take their history seriously with a stunning performance, and plenty to think about.' James M. Murphy, The Times Literary Supplement'… one of the most important books ever written on the Vietnam War.' Mackubin Thomas Owens, The Weekly Standard'… akin to reading Euripides' tales of self-inflicted woe and missed chances.' Victor Davis Hanson, City Journal'… a brilliant analysis.' Lewis Sorley, Joint Force Quarterly'… definitive …' Guenter Lewy, New York Sun'… a landmark contribution …' Robert F. Turner, Historically Speaking'Moyar makes so many striking contrarian arguments that one hardly knows where to begin. … This is an important book, a history that serves as a mirror on the present.' Robert H. Scales, Wall Street Journal'… thought provoking, exhaustively researched, highly organized, and above all, outstanding.' Rick Baillergeon, History'Moyar, who has strong credentials, has an engaging writing style and supports his arguments with dispassionate research, unlike many earlier revisionists' works … Highly recommended.' Michael O'Donnell, Choice'Thoroughly researched and richly informative … A valuable appraisal.' George Cohen, Booklist'Better late than never.' Stuart Herrington, Parameters'… [a] definitive examination … It is essential reading for anyone wanting a fresh understanding of one of America's longest and most misunderstood conflicts.' Charles Melson, Marine Corps Gazette'Mark Moyar has amply demonstrated the courage of his convictions in this outstanding piece of work, undoubtedly the most important book on Vietnam since Guenter Lewy's America in Vietnam, which sheds important light on the years between the French defeat in Indochina and the beginning of the main US commitment to South East Asia.' The Royal Society for Asian AffairsTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Heritage; 2. Two Vietnams: July 1954–December 1955; 3. Peaceful coexistence: 1956–9; 4. Insurgency: 1960; 5. Commitment: 1961; 6. Rejuvenation: January–June 1962; 7. Attack: July–December 1962; 8. The battle of Ap Bac: January 1963; 9. Diem on trial: February–July 1963; 10. Betrayal: August 1963; 11. Self-destruction: September–November 2, 1963; 12. The return of the twelve warlords: November 3–December 1963; 13. Self-imposed restrictions: January–July 1964; 14. Signals: August–October 1964; 15. Invasion: November–December 1964; 16. The prize for victory: January–May 1965; 17. Decision: June–July 1965.
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Cambridge University Press Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War Australian Army History Series
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Cambridge University Press To Salamaua Australian Army History Series
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Cambridge University Press Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia
Book SynopsisThe 1999 conflict between India and Pakistan near the town of Kargil in contested Kashmir was the first military clash between two nuclear-armed powers since the 1969 Sino-Soviet war. Kargil was a landmark event not because of its duration or casualties, but because it contained a very real risk of nuclear escalation. Until the Kargil conflict, academic and policy debates over nuclear deterrence and proliferation occurred largely on the theoretical level. This deep analysis of the conflict offers scholars and policymakers a rare account of how nuclear-armed states interact during military crisis. Written by analysts from India, Pakistan, and the United States, this unique book draws extensively on primary sources, including unprecedented access to Indian, Pakistani, and U.S. government officials and military officers who were actively involved in the conflict. This is the first rigorous and objective account of the causes, conduct, and consequences of the Kargil conflict.Trade Review'Unlike most discussions of conflict between the nuclear-armed nations of South Asia, this combines contributions from experts in both of those countries, as well as American perspectives. It is especially comprehensive and balanced and blends theory and policy analysis in the best way.' Richard K. Betts, Director, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University'The 1999 Kargil War was a rare and dangerous moment in history when two nuclear powers and two democracies went to war despite the risks of nuclear escalation. This excellent book explains, in more detail and depth than ever before, the crucial decisions made in Islamabad, New Delhi, and in the mountain peaks of Kashmir that led to the Kargil conflict and led to its eventual resolution.' Scott D. Sagan, Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University'The ugly stability in South Asia, unfortunately, will continue to be periodically disrupted by different kinds of limited wars. Peter Lavoy's Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia deserves wide reading because it is a meticulous examination of the first, but perhaps not the last, limited war to occur in the Indian subcontinent under the shadow of nuclear weaponry. Both academics and policymakers alike will be informed - and sobered - by this excellent work.' Ashley J. Tellis, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'This volume is required reading for anyone who wishes to understand Pakistan's military decision-making or the half-war in Kargil in 1999, just a year after India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons. Peter Lavoy, long a scholar of South Asian military affairs, assembled a first-rate team from Pakistan, India and the United States to examine the causes, conduct and impact of the Kargil conflict, based in part on an astonishing number of interviews with high-level participants from both sides. … a book that combines many important insights and a welcome readability.' Survival'… the book has much depth, and will be useful for students, academics and policy-makers interested in South Asian issues … Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia is a comprehensive independent research study that offers rigorous analysis of primary source interviews.' Punam Pandey, Contemporary South AsiaTable of Contents1. Introduction: the importance of the Kargil conflict Peter R. Lavoy; Part I. Causes and Conduct of the Conflict: 2. The strategic context of the Kargil conflict: a Pakistani perspective Zafar Iqbal Cheema; 3. Pakistan's motivations and calculations for the Kargil conflict Feroz Hassan Khan, Peter R. Lavoy and Christopher Clary; 4. Military operations in the Kargil conflict John H. Gill; 5. American diplomacy and the 1999 Kargil Summit at Blair House Bruce Riedel; 6. Kargil: the nuclear dimension Timothy D. Hoyt; 7. Why Kargil did not produce general war: the crisis-management strategies of Pakistan, India, and the United States Peter R. Lavoy; Part II: Consequences and Impact of the Conflict: 8. Surprise at the top of the world: India's systemic and intelligence failure James J. Wirtz and Surinder Rana; 9. Militants in the Kargil conflict: myths, realities, and impacts C. Christine Fair; 10. The impact of the Kargil conflict and Kashmir on Indian politics and society Praveen Swami; 11. The Kargil conflict's impact on Pakistani politics and society Saeed Shafqat; Part III. Lessons Learned: 12. The lessons of Kargil as learned by India Rajesh M. Basrur; 13. The lessons of Kargil as learned by Pakistan Hasan-Askari Rizvi; 14. The Kargil crisis: lessons learned by the United States Rodney W. Jones and Joseph McMillan; 15. Kargil, deterrence, and international relations theory Robert Jervis.
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Cambridge University Press Operation Barbarossa and Germanys Defeat in the East
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Cambridge University Press Nazi Policy Jewish Workers German Killers
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Cambridge University Press Nazi Policy Jewish Workers German Killers
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Cambridge University Press Fighting the Enemy Australian Soldiers and Their Adversaries in World War II
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Cambridge University Press Hitlers Italian Allies
Book SynopsisThis book tries to understand why the Italian armed forces and Fascist regime were so remarkably ineffective at warfare. The book offers an innovative analytical cross section of the Italian war effort, from society and culture, through politics and war production, to strategy operations and tactics, and demonstrates the extent to which Italian military culture made humiliation inescapable.Trade Review"This book is important to an understanding of how and why Italy collapsed during World War II." -Washington Post"MacGregor Knox's excellent study of Italy's defeat mercilessly reveals faliure on all fronts...Knox expertly paints a depressing and,, with very few exceptions, uniform picture of faliure of the Italian army, navy, and air force." -Miliary History"[A] valuable introduction to a neglected aspect of World War II." -Booklist"...thoughtful and well researched..." -Library Journal"Cool, matter-of-fact..." -Publishers Weekly"Knox tells the story clearly and concisely and his analysis of the weaknesses of the Italian military is likely to convince anyone who has witnessed the workings of Italian society...Knox's book poses interesting questions and convincingly critiques the operations of Italy's pre-war military establishment." -International History Review"A brief but cogent examination of Italy in World War II. Knox, whose talents were recently displayed in Common Destiny, a dual history of Germany and Italy, hones in here on the Italian side, his main field of expertise...This book is important to an understanding of how and why Italy collapsed during World War II." -Washington Post Book World"A necessary addition to World War II...Excellent... leaves the reader wanting more anecdotal information and first-hand accounts from officers and enlisted men." -The Ocala Star-Banner (FL)"This concise analytical study will be of much value to readers who are interested in the military relationship between Mussolini's Italy and Hitler's Germany during the period when they were allies." -The Historian"...the survey of the Italian Armed Forces during World War II, manages to look deeply into its organizational, technological, doctrinal, and tactical shortcomings, as well as its leadership and cultural problems, while rebutting the wartime Allied propaganda. A very useful work for anyone interested in the Second World War." -NYMAS NewsletterTable of ContentsIntroduction: defeat - and humiliation; 1. Fascist Italy's last war; 2. Society, politics, regime, industry; 3. Men and machines: the Armed Forces and modern warfare; 4. Strategy; 5. Operations; 6. Tactics; Conclusion: the weight of the past.
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Cambridge University Press The Times and Appeasement The Journals of A L Kennedy 19321939 Camden Fifth Series Series Number 16
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Cambridge University Press Life after Death
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Cambridge University Press Allianz and the German Insurance Business 19331945
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Cambridge University Press America the Vietnam War and the World Comparative and International Perspectives Publications of the German Historical Institute
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Cambridge University Press Vietnam and the American Political Tradition
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Cambridge University Press In the Shadow of the Rising Sun Shanghai Under Japanese Occupation Cambridge Modern China Series
Book SynopsisThis 2004 volume offers an evaluation of the strategic significance of the Shanghai economy in the Pacific War. It also draws attention to the feminisation of urban public discourse against the backdrop of intensified violence. The essays capture the last moments of European settlements in Shanghai under Japanese occupation.Trade Review"Christian Henriot and Wen-hsin Yeh ask what the war years 1937-1945 meant to the civilian population of the great metropolis. They ask how the brutality of siege and occupation changed 'civic patterns of authority and association' and how they reconfigured 'the material landscape of the city?' To the credit of editors and essayists alike, this sweeping study of Shanghai under Japanese occupation answers those questions and many others and illuminates our understanding of wartime struggle and survival in China's most modern and international city.""The clear contribution of this volume is its success in providing a more diverse perspective of the Sino-Japanese War." The Journal of Asian Studies Larry Shyu, University of New Brunswick"Generally speaking, the fourteen essays that comprise this collection probe the grey areas that characterized life in Shanghai during the occupation, and grey areas there surely were—between, for example, collaboration and resistance, or hero and traitor.... Most people inhabited the space between extremes, and it is here, in the realm of the ordinary, that these essays make their mark. Well-researched, cogently presented, and generally quite readable, they add texture and depth to our understanding of the ways by which Chinese living in their nation's most important metropolitan center dealt with the dislocations imposed by the war and occupation.... This collection is a most welcome addition to the field." - Journal of Asian HistoryTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction Christian Henriot; Part I: 1. Shanghai industries under Japanese occupation Christian Henriot; 2. Chinese capitalists in wartime Shanghai 1937–45 Parks M. Coble; 3. Marketing medicine across enemy lines Sherman Cochran; 4. Crossing enemy lines Allison Rottmann; 5. Shanghai Smuggling Frederic Wakeman; Part II: 6. The Great Way government of Shanghai Timothy Brook; 7. Resistance and cooperation Brian G. Martin; 8. From revenge to treason Alain Roux; 9. Settlers and diplomats Robert Bickers; 10. The bumpy end of the French concession and French influence in Shanghai Christine Cornet; Part III: 11. Back to business as usual Carlton Benson; 12. 'Women's Culture of Resistance' Susan Glosser; 13. Fashioning public intellectuals Nicole Huang; 14. Women and wartime Shanghai Paul G. Pickowicz; Index.
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