372 Pages
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Routledge
376 Pages
by
Routledge
358 Pages
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Routledge
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Robert Maddox's one-volume history of the causes, conduct, and consequences of World War II goes beyond traditional military and diplomatic accounts to present the era in its broader context. Special emphasis is devoted to the United States and the impact of the war on American society. The role of women and blacks in the labor force and armed services, industrial mobilization, and propaganda are... Read more
Author’s Note -- The War to End All Wars (1914–1921) -- The Illusion of Stability (1921–1930) -- The Collapse of Order (1931–1935) -- Descent into Chaos (1936–1939) -- The Dark Days (1940–1941) -- Japan Strikes (1939–1941) -- Japan at Bay (1942) -- War in North Africa (1940–1944) -- Attacking the Underbelly (1943–1945) -- Occupied Areas -- Americans at War -- The Eastern Front (1942–1944) -- Launching the Second Front (1944) -- Closing the Vise (1945) -- Across the Pacific (1943–1944) -- Japan Subdued (1945) -- Wartime Diplomacy -- Epilogue
Biography
ROBERT FRANKLIN MADDOX is Professor of History at Marshall University./e He is the author of two books, The Senatorial Career of Harley Martin Kilgore and America and World War I: A Selected Annotated Bibliography of English Language Sources with David Woodward. The author of numerous articles and reviews he is a past president of the West Virginia Historical Association.
