The Second World Wars: how the first global conflict was fought and won
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Published:
New York : Basic Books, 2020.
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Book
Edition:
First Trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
xxi, 652 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781541674103, 1541674103, 9781541674103, 1541674103
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-632) and index.
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World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Hanson examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. He argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising.
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World War II sent the youth of the world across the globe in odd alliances against each other. Never before had a conflict been fought simultaneously in so many diverse landscapes on premises that often seemed unrelated. Never before had a conflict been fought in so many different ways - from rocket attacks on London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. It was only in time that these battles coalesced into one war. In THE SECOND WORLD WARS, esteemed military historian Victor Davis Hanson examines how and why this happened, focusing in detail on how the war was fought in the air, at sea, and on land-and thus where, when, and why the Allies won. Throughout, Hanson also situates World War II squarely within the history of war in the West over the past 2,500 years. In profound ways, World War II was unique: the most lethal event in human history, with 50 million dead, the vast majority of them civilians. But, as Hanson demonstrates, the war's origins were not entirely novel; it was reformulations of ancient ideas of racial and cultural.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Hanson, V. D. (2020). The Second World Wars: how the first global conflict was fought and won. First Trade paperback edition. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Hanson, Victor Davis. 2020. The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Hanson, Victor Davis, The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won. Basic Books, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Hanson, Victor Davis. The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won. First Trade paperback edition. Basic Books, 2020.
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