Full Description
World War II defined the 20th century and shaped the contemporary world; from the decolonization of Africa to the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This comprehensive series, edited by one of the worlds leading military historians, offers a focused overview of this complex and volatile era, taking into account the political, economic and social factors, as well as military circumstances of the road to war and its consequences. Augmented by a full length and detailed introduction by the editor, each volume gathers together the seminal articles on specific arenas of the war, providing a convenient and elegant tool for researchers and general readers alike.
Contents
German military incompetence through Italian eyes, James J. Sadkovich (1994); The background to the Syrian campaign, Nay-June 1941: a study in Franco-German wartime relations, Jaffna Cox (1987); Churchill and the American alliance, John Charmley (2001); Australia, the British Empire and the Second World War, Christopher Waters (2001); The politics of strategy: Great Britain, Australia and the war against Japan, 1939-1945, John Gooch (2003); The 'Singapore strategy' and the deterrence of Japan: Winston Churchill, the Admiralty and the dispatch of Force Z, C.M. Bell (2001); War, foreign policy and public opinion: Britain and the Darlan affair, 1942, P.M.H. Bell (1982); Great Britain: the indirect strategy, Alex Danchev (1994); The Alanbrooke diaries, Alex Danchev and Daniel Todman (2002); Censorship, propaganda and public opinion: the case of the Katyn graves, 1943, P.M.H. Bell (1989); Stanislaw Mikolajczyk: November 1944 - June 1945, Joanna Hanson (1991); The British TUC between Germany and Russia: from the outbreak of war to the World Trade Union conference of February 1945, Isabelle Tombs (1998); Ernest King and the British Pacific fleet: the conference at Quebec, 1944, Michael Coles (2001); 'All for each and each for all': reflections on Anglo-American and Commonwealth scientific cooperation, 1940-1945, Roy MacLeod (1994); Anglo-American policy on German reparations from Yalta to Potsdam, J.E. Farquharson (1997); The campaign to sell a harsh peace for Germany to the American public, 1944-1948, Steven Casey (2005); The Moscow declaration, the Kharkov trial and the question of a policy on major war criminals of the Second World War, Arieh Kochavi (1991); 'The trial that never was': why there was no second international trial of major war criminals at Nuremberg, Donald Bloxham (2002); Problems of neutrality: Swiss diplomatic documents, 1939-45, Neville Wylie (2000); The Vatican and the war in the Far East, 1941-43, David J. Alvarez (1978).
