{"product_id":"the-second-world-war-in-europe-9781405846998","title":"The Second World War in Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an updated edition of the first truly concise introduction to the history of World War II in the West. The author, S. P. MacKenzie traces the major events on both fighting front and home front, explaining what happened and, just as importantly, why the balance of fortunes swung first towards the Axis and then towards the Allies. Along with overviews of the origins and consequences of the conflict, the book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a narrative account of the course of events on land throughout the war\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains sections specifically devoted to societies and economies; resistance movements and collaboration; technology and intelligence; alliances and strategy; the war in the air and at sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssesses the impact of the war and introduces the key historiographical debates surrounding it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from being a blow-by-blow account, the book shows how the Second World War can only be understood by taking all the contributing factors - military, economic and social \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of maps \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote on referencing system \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChronology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho’s Who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: BACKGROUND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. THE ROAD TO WAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Origins of the Second World War \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreparing for War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: THE SECOND WORLD WAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 2. THE FLOW OF \u003ci\u003eBLITZKRIEG\u003c\/i\u003e, 1939–42 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Campaigns East and West, 1939–40 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Strategies for Survival and Expansion, 1940–41 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Limits of \u003ci\u003eBlitzkrieg\u003c\/i\u003e, 1941–42 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. PEOPLES AT WAR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEconomies and Societies at War \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbarism and the Holocaust \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollaboration and Resistance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 4. CONDUCTING WAR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology and Intelligence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlliances and Strategy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrategic Bombing and the U-Boat War \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 5. THE EBB OF \u003ci\u003eBLITZKRIEG\u003c\/i\u003e, 1942–45 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Changing Balance of Fortune, 1942–43 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccess and Failure South and East, 1943–44 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClosing the Ring, 1944–45 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: ASSESSMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 6. THE END OF THE WAR AND AFTER \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCosts and the Division of Europe \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Debates \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinning and Losing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: DOCUMENTS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuide to Further Reading \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019787075927,"sku":"9781405846998","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405846998.jpg?v=1750781266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-second-world-war-in-europe-9781405846998","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}