World War II (Paperback)

Michael J. Lyons

ISBN 10: 0367150972 / ISBN 13: 9780367150976

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2021

About this Item

Paperback. Fully revised and restructured, the sixth edition of World War II: A Global History offers students a concise and yet thorough textbook that examines historys bloodiest conflict. The chapters alternate between chronological chapters on Europe and Asia-Pacific and thematic chapters on innovations, home fronts, brutal regimes, and logistics. This textbook includes the following features:A lively narrative of facts, events, people, and ideas that incorporates thoughtful analysisNew material and restructured content on global factors that affected the causes, conduct, and consequences of World War IIBalanced pace that does not bog readers down in too many details yet gives them sufficient depth and breadth for contextChapters, sections, and sidebars arranged in ways that can complement lectures and assignmentsFifty new photographs that illustrate the human condition and weaponry during World War II.Global in focus, by blending both geographic and thematic chapters to ensure readers gain a comprehensive understanding of impact of the war worldwide, this is the perfect volume for all students of the biggest global conflict of the twentieth century. Fully revised and restructured, the 6th edition of World War II: A Global History offers students a concise and yet thorough textbook that examines historys bloodiest conflict. Global in focus, this is the perfect volume for all students of the biggest global conflict of the twentieth century. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: World War II (Paperback)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367150972
• ISBN 13: 9780367150976
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Fully revised and restructured, the sixth edition of World War II: A Global History offers students a concise and yet thorough textbook that examines history’s bloodiest conflict. The chapters alternate between chronological chapters on Europe and Asia-Pacific and thematic chapters on innovations, home fronts, brutal regimes, and logistics. This textbook includes the following features:

• A lively narrative of facts, events, people, and ideas that incorporates thoughtful analysis
• New material and restructured content on global factors that affected the causes, conduct, and consequences of World War II
• Balanced pace that does not bog readers down in too many details yet gives them sufficient depth and breadth for context
• Chapters, sections, and sidebars arranged in ways that can complement lectures and assignments
• Fifty new photographs that illustrate the human condition and weaponry during World War II.

Global in focus, by blending both geographic and thematic chapters to ensure readers gain a comprehensive understanding of impact of the war worldwide, this is the perfect volume for all students of the biggest global conflict of the twentieth century.

About the Author

Michael J. Lyons is Emeritus Professor of History at North Dakota State University, U.S.A. He is author of the previous editions of World War II: A Short History and of World War I: A Short History.

David J. Ulbrich directs the online M.A. in Military History Program at Norwich University, U.S.A. He is co-author of Race and Gender in Modern Western Warfare and of the second edition of Ways of War: American Military History from the Colonial Era to the Twenty-First Century.