World War II

  • World War II: Strange and Fascinating Facts : 4139 Entries about the People, the Battles, and the Events
    By Fred L. Worth, Don McCombs

    Presents thousands of alphabetically arranged entries on the people, battles, and events of World War II covering everything from code names and nicknames to plots and parleys.

  • World War II: The War in the Pacific
    By Don Nardo

    Bataan ( 1943 ) , with Robert Taylor , depicted the American defense of the Bataan peninsula , as did So Proudly We Hail ( 1943 ) , with Claudette Colbert . Guadalcanal Diary ( 1943 ) , based on the actual eyewitness accounts of Richard ...

  • World War II
    By Dorothy Schneider, Carl J. Schneider

    Firsthand accounts and brief biographies describe how Americans were affected by the events surrounding World War II.

  • World War II
    By Maurice Isserman

    Presents a history of America's participation in the second world war, from Pearl Harbor and the Normandy invasion to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the Japanese surrender.

  • World War II
    By John M. Murrin, Paul E. Johnson, James M. McPherson

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  • World War II: History Brief
    By Robert Keith Marshall

    This book includes the text portions of our Reading Through History World War II series.

  • World War II
    By Jonathan Sutherland, John Sutherland, Diane Sutherland

    From the declaration of war by Britain and France on September 3rd 1939 to the horrific atomic conclusion of the war against Japan in August 1945, the Second World War drew every country into its grasp.

  • World War II: A History in Documents
    By James H. Madison

    "The documents in this book point readers to the major themes and issues of World War II, including major causes, course, and consequences of the war.

  • World War II: The Autobiography
    By Jon E. Lewis

    A remarkable series of over 200 eye-witness accounts taken from diaries, letters, speeches, interviews and memoirs of those who were there: pilots, sailors, generals, infantrymen, war correspondents and leaders.

  • World War II
    By Charles Messenger, H. P. Willmott

    Offers an account of the Second World War.

  • World War II: A Very Short Introduction
    By Gerhard L. Weinberg

    ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.

  • World War II: A New History
    By Evan Mawdsley

    The World in 1937 -- Japan and China, 1937-1940 -- Hitler's Border Wars, 1938-1939 -- Germany Re-fights World War I, 1939 fights World War I,1939-1940 -- Wars of Ideology, 1941-1942 -- The Red Army versus the Wehrmacht, 1942-1944 -- Japan's ...

  • World War II

    Historical, personal, and technical aspects of the Second World War are explored in this six-book series.

  • World War II: Crucible of the Contemporary World : Commentary and Readings
    By Loyd E. Lee

    The readings are grouped around seven major topics, and each topic is prefaced with commentary by Lee.

  • World War II: An Airman Remembers
    By John Patterson

    World War II: An Airman Remembers

  • World War II: A Visual History of the World's Darkest Days
    By Sean Callery

    A visual guide to the epic conflict in which millions gave their lives in the cause of freedom. Includes cutaway illustrations, maps, time lines, and infographics.

  • World War II: Visual Encyclopedia
    By DK

    World War II: Visual Encyclopedia shows children the causes, battles, people, and aftermath, while cutting-edge CGI technology brings infamous events back to life.

  • World War II: A Beginner's Guide
    By Christopher Catherwood

    With over sixty million casualties World War II was the bloodiest conflict in history. In this incisive introduction, Christopher Catherwood covers all the key battles, while giving the wider story behind them.

  • World War II: Why They Fought
    By Katie Marsico

    SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Bendersky, Joseph W. A Concise History of Nazi ... Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932–1945. ... 81. Page 36, col. 2, line 7: Adam Jones. Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. 2nd ed.

  • World War II: D-Day to Berlin
    By Robert Hamilton

    A compelling and unique collection of photographs with complementary text.