Название: The Library of Congress World War II Companion
Автор: Margaret E. Wagner, Linda Barrett Osborne, Susan Reyburn
Издательство: Simon & Schuster
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 1014
Размер: 114,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

The noted historian John Keegan called World War II "the largest single event in human history." More than sixty years after it ended, that war continues to shape our world. Going far beyond accounts of the major battles, The Library of Congress World War II Companion examines, in a unique and engaging manner, this devastating conflict, its causes, conduct, and aftermath. It considers the politics that shaped the involvement of the major combatants; military leadership and the characteristics of major Allied and Axis armed services; the weaponry that resulted in the war's unprecedented destruction, as well as debates over the use of these weapons; the roles of resistance groups and underground fighters; war crimes; daily life during wartime; the uses of propaganda; and much more.