The Second World War: Ambitions to NemesisRoutledge, 2004 M07 31 - 304 páginas Bradley Lightbody presents a fascinating and accessible history of the Second World War in its global context. Examining the war around general themes from ambition and advance, through expansion and containment, to rout and victory, The Second World War covers all the major theatres and events of the war. From the origins and background to the war to its aftermath and legacy, The Second World War covers: * the pre-war ambitions of Italy, Germany and Japan This book provides a comprehensive overview of the global ambitions and the global warfare that was the Second World War, making it essential reading for all students of twentieth century world history. |
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... 7 The phoney war 46 8 The Winter War 51 PART 3 Advance 57 9 Copenhagen to Narvik 57 10 Blitzkrieg in the west 64 1 1 Fall of France 70 12 Battle of Britain 77 13 Italy on the march 83 PART 4 Expansion 91 14 North Africa and the Balkans.
... of nationalist anger was dramatically expressed. First, in November 1921, Prime Minister Hara Takashi was killed at Shimbashi railway station, Tokyo, by an assassin who condemned the betrayal of Japan. Second, in March 1922, 4 Ambition ...
... March 1922, a member of the Black Dragon nationalist movement committed suicide in front of the imperial palace, Tokyo, in protest at the liberal and western habits of the 21-year-old Crown Prince Hirohito. The Crown Prince was a ...
... March 1931 army officers in Tokyo plotted to seize the Diet and declare a military government under the leadership of General Ugaki. The plot was called off when the General Staff vetoed the plan and instead secretly endorsed a plan for ...
... March 1932 the army and navy launched a sustained attack on Shanghai, including indiscriminate aerial bombing in full view of the western diplomatic community and press. The fighting also intensified across Manchuria in contradiction of ...
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Counterchallenge | 33 |
The phoney war | 46 |
Blitzkrieg in the west | 64 |
Battle of Britain | 77 |
Expansion | 91 |
PART 5 | 135 |
PART 6 | 155 |
Kriegsmarine repulsed | 175 |
Pacific reversal | 188 |
Rollback on the Eastern Front | 201 |
Islands | 220 |
The Holocaust | 237 |
Nemesis | 245 |