Author: Robert Smith Thompson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028644752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390

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A comprehensive guide to the Third Reich, this book chronicles the events leading up to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to the downfall of both.

Author: Mitchell G. Bard Ph.D.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101427310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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The Complete Idiots Guide® to World War II, Second Edition, will feature updated and expanded coverage of the fateful D-Day invasion, a critical timeline of major WW II events, and a WW II timeline highlighting the crucial and most important events of the war. It will include details about major battles on land, in the air, and on the sea-starting with Hitler's rise to power and his goal of European conquest, as well as Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor and the decisive battles such as D-Day and the Battle of the Midway, which turned they tides of the war toward the Allies.

Author: Mitchell Geoffrey Bard
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592572045
Category : Lightning war
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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WWII began in 1939 as a European conflict between Germany and an Anglo-French coalition but eventually widened to include most of the nations of the world. It ended in 1945, leaving a new world order dominated by the United States and the USSR. This book features updated and expanded coverage of the fateful D-Day invasion, a critical timeline of major WW II events, and a WW II timeline highlighting the crucial and most important events of the war. It will include details about major battles on land, in the air, and on the sea - starting with Hitler's rise to power and his goal of European conquest; to Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbour; to the decisive battles such as D-Day and the Battle of Midway, which turned the tides of the war toward the Allies.

Author: Robert Smith Thompson
Publisher: Alpha
ISBN: 9781465470218
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"There is renewed interest in the Nazi Party that ruled Germany as a fascist state from 1933 to 1945 under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. However, the events that led to the rise of Nazism-and the near victory of the Axis Powers in World War II-date back to the economics and politics of 1860s Europe" --

Author: Timothy C. Hall, M.A.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101556188
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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Puts world events in a context that is relevant for today's students and casual readers Updated to include the significant events from the past several years

Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028639024
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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Provides coverage of the causes leading to war, famous battles, weapons, and the influence on political and cultural development, and includes biographical information on key figures.

Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028644646
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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Discusses American history from prehistory through 2002, including brief biographical sketches of historical figures and events from popular culture.

Author: Alan Axelrod, PhD
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101057580
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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The compact history of a giant country. American history is one of those subjects that students frequently labor over and can seem like a random collection of names, dates, and events. Understood as a collective biography and free of the cheerleading found in many text books, the fully updated fifth edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to American History explains the changing tides in America's most pivotal periods. ? From a seasoned author and researcher ? The most current and comprehensive series title on American history ? Heightened interest right now in the question of how America got where we are - a question that can only be answered by an understanding of history

Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028633855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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Provides an overview of the people, events, and ideas that shaped the twentieth century, covering wars and political conflicts, innovations in technology, and the contributions of such great minds as Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein

Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0786548959
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433

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Born of grand sweeping strategies, World War 1 was a conflict marked by stalemate and slaughter - characterised by misery rather than heroism. From the eastern to the western front this book tells the story of war from start to end, revealing why the war started, describes the horrors of trench warfare and describes the new ways we found to kill each other including poison gas.