A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2, 3/28/2005
EAN 9780521618267, ISBN10: 0521618266
Paperback, 1208 pages, 23.1 x 15.5 x 5.8 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this is the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and her colonies following the First World War, Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every aspect of World War II. Actions of the Axis, the Allies, and the Neutrals are covered in every theater of the war. More importantly, the global nature of the war is examined, with new insights into how events in one corner of the world helped affect events in other distant parts. In a new edition, with a new preface, A World at Arms remains a classic of global history.
1. From one war to another
2. From the German and Soviet invasions of Poland to the German attack in the West, September 1, 1939 to May 10, 1940
3. The world turned upside down
4. The expanding conflict, 1940–1941
5. The Eastern Front and a changing war, June to December, 1941
6. Halting the Japanese advance, halting the German advance
keeping them apart and shifting the balance
December 1941 to November 1942
7. The war at sea, 1942–1944, and the blockade
8. The war in Europe and North Africa 1942–1943
to and from Stalingrad
to and from Tunis
9. The home front
10. Means of warfare
old and new
11. From the spring of 1943 to summer 1944
12. The assault on Germany from all sides
13. Tensions in both alliances
14. The halt on the European fronts
15. The final assault on Germany
16. The war in the Pacific
from Leyte to the Missouri
Conclusions
the cost and impact of the war.