Books for World War II Courses

Remembering the Road to World War Two

International History, National Identity, Collective Memory

By Patrick Finney

‘This is comparative history on a grand scale, skilfully analysing complex national debates and drawing major conclusions without ever losing the necessary nuances of interpretation.’ Stefan Berger, University of Manchester, UK Remembering the Road to World War Two is a broad and comparative...

Published August 23rd 2010 by Routledge

The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War

By Martin Gilbert

Series: Routledge Historical Atlases

In The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War, Martin Gilbert graphically charts the war’s political, military, economic and social history through 247 maps. Each map has been specially drawn for this atlas, many of them covering topics that have not previously been mapped. The atlas covers all...

Published October 28th 2008 by Routledge

Hitler and His Allies in World War Two

Edited by Jonathan Adelman

In an area where in-depth studies of Hitler's relations with Nazi Germany's allies, and the failure of Nazi Germany to make more effective use of them during the war, are scant, this is a survey that looks at the Soviet Union, Japan, France, Italy, Spain, Romania and Hungary and their relationship...

Published October 1st 2007 by Routledge

The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1941

2nd Edition

By Ruth Henig

Series: Lancaster Pamphlets

Updated and expanded throughout to take into consideration the most up-to-date historical research, this new edition of The Origins of the Second World War analyzes the reasons for the outbreak of the Second World War. Experienced historian Ruth Henig considers: * the long-term factors...

Published February 2nd 2005 by Routledge

The World War Two Reader

Edited by Gordon Martel

Series: Routledge Readers in History

From highly respected field academic Gordon Martel, The World War Two Reader is a rare work that provides a complete and up-to-date overview of the recent historiography on World War Two. Huge in scope, both geographically and thematically, this excellent reader examines twenty-one articles by...

Published May 19th 2004 by Routledge

World War Two

A Military History

By Jeremy Black

Series: Warfare and History

Cutting through over half a century of historical build-up, this new and convincing account of World War II uses a global perspective to explain the complicated course in military terms. Black, a distinguished military historian , bucks the current trend to demilitarise and gives due weight to the...

Published July 9th 2003 by Routledge

Who's Who in World War II

3rd Edition

Edited by John Keegan

World War II was a truly global conflict, fought in every one of the five continents. The players included not only soldiers and statesmen of orthodox background, but three dictators of world stature, Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin; demagogues such as Goebbels and ideologues like Alfred Rosenberg;...

Published September 26th 2001 by Routledge