The Historical Encyclopedia of World War II - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156731094X ISBN 13: 9781567310948

Publisher: Fine Communications, 1997

Synopsis

MJF Books, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket. (ISBN 1-56731-094-X) Translated by Jesse Dilson, with additional material by Alvin D. Coox and Thomas R.H.. Havens. Good tight copy, unread, pages lightly browning, good jacket. No other single event has left its mark so dramatically on the 20th century politics and society as World War II. The war raged over two-thirds of the globe and encompassed most of the world's nations. At the end of the conflict, the human toll was estimated to be between 40 and 50 million (military and civilian casualties), and its economic and financial costs totaled aproximately$1,600 billion. Given the war's huge impact, it is not surprising that today so many people still want to learn more about it and all its dimensions -the personalities, the armed forces, the military hardware, and the strategies. "The Historical Encyclopedia of World War II" is a one-volume reference source on the war for the general reader. Compiled by a research team of 30 eminent historians from Europe and the United States, The Encyclopedia provides authoritative information on virtually every topic related to the war. Throughout the book, maps and diagrams elucidate the strategies and courses of the war's major battles, and tables highlight key statistics clearly and thoroughly. To supplement the information contained within the entries, a narrative Introduction and Conclusion deal with the origins o the war and its aftermath. A detailed chronology pinpoints all major dates, and a bibliography greatly enhances the reference value of the book. History, reference.

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Language Notes:

Text: English, French (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Fine Communications
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 156731094X
• ISBN 13: 9781567310948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 550
• Editor: Baudot Marcel