Local Identifier: 111-SC-407101, National Archives Identifier: 531424. OL16282888W Origin-contact Origin-note Physical items are owned or controlled by and digitized by Internet Archive Origin-organization Internet Archive Page_number_confidence 88.52 Pages 246 Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201216091759 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 738 Scandate 20201214073929 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780230279360 Tts_version 4.General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands. Identifier secondworldwar0000purd Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6tz35322 Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780230279353Ġ230279368 Lccn 2011024438 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9712 Ocr_module_version 0.0.9 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0000351 Openlibrary_edition Machine generated contents note: - List of Maps - Chronology - Maps - Preface - Introduction - The Origins of the Second World War - A European War - A World War? - Behind the Lines - Roads to Victory 1943-44 - Unconditional Surrender - Conclusion - Notes - Annotated bibliography - IndexĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:01:05 Boxid IA40018115 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Includes bibliographical references and index Ideal for students and general readers alike, this is an essential introduction to the causes, nature and significance of World War II from the perspective of the twenty-first century'-Provided by publisher

Thoroughly revised and updated in the light of the latest scholarship, this second edition of an established text: - challenges accepted views and reassesses the war, rejecting the simplistic concept of a 'war against fascism'- discusses the historiography and critically analyzes key themes and issues, as well as examining current debates- considers changes in popular attitudes to the Second World War. Purdue provides one of the most concise yet comprehensive accounts of the entire course of World War II, covering both the European and the Asian Pacific conflicts. It also resulted in the creation of two super-powers and led to the Cold War.

'The Second World War ended the Nazi attempt to establish Germany as the dominant power in Europe and the world and Japan's aim of controlling South East Asia and the Pacific.

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