From 1937 to 1945 the world witnessed a succession of savage military strategies and actions on land, in the seas, and in the skies that resulted in the slaughter of more than 50 million people. Incorporating the most recent scholarship on the military history of the Second World War, this study offers a chronological and geographical examination of the most destructive event in recorded human history. Annihilation argues that World War II evolved into a war of annihilation--a total war--that engulfed militants and civilians alike. The book challenges the "good war" thesis by showing that the…mehr
From 1937 to 1945 the world witnessed a succession of savage military strategies and actions on land, in the seas, and in the skies that resulted in the slaughter of more than 50 million people. Incorporating the most recent scholarship on the military history of the Second World War, this study offers a chronological and geographical examination of the most destructive event in recorded human history. Annihilation argues that World War II evolved into a war of annihilation--a total war--that engulfed militants and civilians alike. The book challenges the "good war" thesis by showing that the "strategy of annihilation" was employed by all sides in the conflict. Moving from the onset of hostilities to the final days of battle, the narrative provides a global perspective that links all theaters of the war. Ideal for undergraduate courses on World War II, this uniquely organized text is the first to allow instructors to assign chapters according to time periods or by region.
Tom Zeiler is a Professor of History and International Affairs, and former chair, at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he also directs the Global Studies Residential Academic Program. He serves as the executive editor of Diplomatic History and as the editor-in-chief of American Foreign Relations Since 1600: A Guide to the Literature, as well as on SHAFR's Teaching Committee and governing Council. A member of the State Department Historical Advisory Committee, Tom has lived in Buenos Aires and Tokyo as a Senior Fulbright Scholar. He is the author of six books, including one on the last half of the Pacific War, and several articles.
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Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: ORIGINS AND OUTBREAK, 1919-1939 Chapter 1: Europe Unsettled Chapter 2: Democracies in Crisis Chapter 3: Militarism in Asia Chapter 4: Phony and European War PART II: AXIS ADVANCE, 1939-1942 Chapter 5: German Expansion, North and West Chapter 6: Blitzkrieg and Blitz Chapter 7: America and the Atlantic Chapter 8: Battle for the Mediterranean Chapter 9: Attack on the Soviet Union Chapter 10: Expansion of Imperial Japan PART III: TURNING POINTS, 1942-1943 Chapter 11: Japan in Triumph and Stalemate Chapter 12: Cataclysm on the Eastern Front Chapter 13: Shifting Fortunes in the Mediterranean Chapter 14: War of Words, the Sea, and the Air Chapter 15: Allied Offensives in Asia and the Pacific PART IV: GRINDING ROLLBACK, 1943-1944 Chapter 16: Penetrating Japan's Defenses Chapter 17: Costly Italy Chapter 18: Soviet Rout Chapter 19: Western European Front Chapter 20: Island-Hopping in the Pacific PART V: ANNIHILATION, 1944-1945 Chapter 21: German Resistance in the West Chapter 22: Red Army Sweep Chapter 23: Shrinking the Japanese Empire Chapter 24: Fall of the Third Reich Chapter 25: The Inner Ring Conclusion References Bibliography Index
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: ORIGINS AND OUTBREAK, 1919-1939 Chapter 1: Europe Unsettled Chapter 2: Democracies in Crisis Chapter 3: Militarism in Asia Chapter 4: Phony and European War PART II: AXIS ADVANCE, 1939-1942 Chapter 5: German Expansion, North and West Chapter 6: Blitzkrieg and Blitz Chapter 7: America and the Atlantic Chapter 8: Battle for the Mediterranean Chapter 9: Attack on the Soviet Union Chapter 10: Expansion of Imperial Japan PART III: TURNING POINTS, 1942-1943 Chapter 11: Japan in Triumph and Stalemate Chapter 12: Cataclysm on the Eastern Front Chapter 13: Shifting Fortunes in the Mediterranean Chapter 14: War of Words, the Sea, and the Air Chapter 15: Allied Offensives in Asia and the Pacific PART IV: GRINDING ROLLBACK, 1943-1944 Chapter 16: Penetrating Japan's Defenses Chapter 17: Costly Italy Chapter 18: Soviet Rout Chapter 19: Western European Front Chapter 20: Island-Hopping in the Pacific PART V: ANNIHILATION, 1944-1945 Chapter 21: German Resistance in the West Chapter 22: Red Army Sweep Chapter 23: Shrinking the Japanese Empire Chapter 24: Fall of the Third Reich Chapter 25: The Inner Ring Conclusion References Bibliography Index
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