A world at arms : a global history of World War II

General Information

Author/Creator
Weinberg, Gerhard L., 1928-
Language
English.
Published
Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Physical Description
xix, 1178 p. : maps ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Subject
World War, 1939-1945.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility
Gerhard L. Weinberg.
Content
Introduction -- 1. From one war to another -- 2. The German and Soviet attacks on Poland -- 3. The world turned upside down -- 4. The expanding conflict -- 5. The Eastern Front and a changing war -- 6. Halting the Japanese advance, halting the German advance: keeping them apart and shifting the balance -- 7. The war at sea 1942-44 and the blockade -- 8. The war in Europe and North Africa 1940-43: to and from Stalingrad, to and from Tunis -- 9. The Home Front -- 10. Means of warfare: old and new -- 11. The war from the spring of 1943 to summer 1944 -- 12. The assault on Germany from all sides -- 13. Tensions in both alliances -- 14. The halt on the European fronts -- 15. The final assault on Germany -- 16. The war in the Pacific: from Leyte to the 'Missouri' -- Conclusions: the cost and impact of the war.
ISBN
0521443172

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Collection Call Number Volume Info Shelving Location Public Note
BookOSA Archivum LibraryReference collection940.54 WEIReference-

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