World War Two: Crucible of the Contemporary World - Commentary and ReadingsRoutledge, 16/09/2016 - 448 páginas This anthology contains 16 readings by English-language scholars that deal with military, political, diplomatic, and social aspects of World War II and its consequences for the contemporary world. The readings are grouped around seven major topics and each topic is prefaced with a substantial commentary by Professor Lee that places it in historical context. The readings consist of complete articles or integral chapters rather than abridged selections so that each author's argument can be read in its original form. The authors are: Gerhard L. Weinberg, Akira Ireye, Jan Thomasz Gross, Betram M. Gordon, Michael R. Marrus, Hugh Tinker, Roy Fraser Holland, Lloyd E. Eastman, Roberta Wohlstetter, Williamson Murray, Sheila Fitzpatrick, D'Ann Campbell, Robert M. Hathaway, Melvyn P. Leffler, A.J. Levine, and Lawrence Freedman. |
Índice
The End of Uncertainty | |
Collaboration and the Holocaust | |
Collaborationist Profiles | |
The Final Solution | |
Race the End of European Empire and Third World Revolution | |
Colonialism and Global | |
Further Reading for Part III | |
Some Thoughts on Its Impact on the Second World | |
Introduction | |
Womens Place in American Life | |
Index | |
Yalta and the Experiences of the Early Cold | |
Introduction | |
The Strategy of Hiroshima | |
Palavras e frases frequentes
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