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* Examine key turning points, including D-Day and Hiroshima
* Get to know the opposing forces -- the Allies and the Axis
Explore the greatest war in history
World War II was the most destructive conflict of the 20th century. How did it happen -- and why? Packed with fascinating anecdotes, interesting sidebars, and top ten lists, this friendly reference contains everything you need to know about World War II, from the issues that caused the war to its most crucial confrontations and what happened in the aftermath. Read about important figures on both sides, study Hitler's war against the Jews, and find out how the Allies finally achieved victory. Whatever your interest, World War II For Dummies is your go-to guide.
Inside ...
* The significance of World War II
* Hitler's rise to power
* The invasion of Eastern Europe
* Pearl Harbor and U.S. neutrality
* Life and labor on the home front
* The Holocaust
* Liberation and what came next
World War II For Dummies (9781119675532) was previously published as World War II For Dummies (9780764553523). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
* Examine key turning points, including D-Day and Hiroshima
* Get to know the opposing forces -- the Allies and the Axis
Explore the greatest war in history
World War II was the most destructive conflict of the 20th century. How did it happen -- and why? Packed with fascinating anecdotes, interesting sidebars, and top ten lists, this friendly reference contains everything you need to know about World War II, from the issues that caused the war to its most crucial confrontations and what happened in the aftermath. Read about important figures on both sides, study Hitler's war against the Jews, and find out how the Allies finally achieved victory. Whatever your interest, World War II For Dummies is your go-to guide.
Inside ...
* The significance of World War II
* Hitler's rise to power
* The invasion of Eastern Europe
* Pearl Harbor and U.S. neutrality
* Life and labor on the home front
* The Holocaust
* Liberation and what came next
World War II For Dummies (9781119675532) was previously published as World War II For Dummies (9780764553523). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
Keith D. Dickson, PhD, is a Professor of Military Studies at the Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University. He is a retired Colonel, U.S. Army Special Forces.
Introduction: The Most Destructive War 1
About This Book 2
Conventions Used in This Book 3
How This Book Is Organized 4
Part 1: Origins and Causes of the War, 1919-1939 4
Part 2: Starting the War: The Axis Invades and Conquers, 1939-1942 4
Part 3: Behind Enemy Lines: Nations at War 5
Part 4: Planning and Launching the Allied Counterattack, 1942-1943 5
Part 5: The Long Haul, 1944 6
Part 6: Starting Over: The War's Aftereffects, 1945 6
Part 7: The Part of Tens 7
Icons Used in This Book 7
Where to Go from Here 8
Beyond the Book 8
Part 1: Origins and Causes of The War, 1919-1939 9
Chapter 1: World War II: Why It Matters and What You Need to Know 11
The War's Beginnings 12
The World War I peace agreement 12
The global economy 12
The rise of totalitarianism 13
The birth of Fascism and Nazism 13
The rise of Hitler 14
The British and French fear of another war 14
The isolationism of the United States 14
The empire building of Japan 14
Who's Who of Combatants 15
The Allies 15
The Axis 15
The Course of the War 16
Where in the World Was the World War Fought? 17
The battles in Europe 17
The battles in the Soviet Union 18
The battles in North Africa 18
The battles in the Pacific and in Southeast Asia 18
The battle in the Atlantic 18
The Effect of World War II 19
Chapter 2: The Great War and the Uneasy Peace: How World War II Happened 21
The End of One War and the Roots of Another 22
The victors and the spoils: The Treaty of Versailles 23
Woodrow Wilson's last card: The League of Nations 25
The world in the 1920s 26
Collapsing Economies: The Great Depression 32
The effect on countries' economies 32
The threat to democracy 32
Fascism and Nazism: Whose Bright Idea Was This? 33
Fascism in a nutshell - if only 33
Fascism in Italy 35
Nazism: Fascism with a twist 36
The Rise of Hitler 38
The putsch that failed 38
Mein Kampf 39
Hitler consolidates power 39
Creating the regime: The alpha wolf takes over 40
Nazi top brass: The rest of the pack 42
Japan and the Militarists: The Army Calls the Shots 47
The military acts 48
The fall of Japanese democracy 48
Japan takes control of China 49
Chapter 3: Hoping for Peace: The Rise of the Dictators, 1933-1939 51
The Steps to War: Taking Advantage of Circumstances 52
Rebuilding the army 52
Buying time 53
Forging an agreement with Poland 53
Reclaiming the Saar 54
Breaking treaties 54
Advancing into the Rhineland 54
Getting Aggressive: Italy Makes a War 55
Forging a Pact: The Axis Is Born 56
The Spanish Civil War: Fascism and Communism Clash 57
Germany: Using Diplomacy and Smoke Screens for War 58
Britain: Seeking Mediation and Appeasement 59
Austria and Czechoslovakia Catch Hitler's Eye 60
The Anschluss in Austria 60
Onward to Czechoslovakia 61
May I have more, please? 64
The diplomats - Did they do their job? 65
Part 2: Starting The War: The Axis Invades And Conquers, 1939-1942 67
Chapter 4: Invading Eastern Europe: Hitler's Power Grows, 1939 69
Czechoslovakia Disappears: Divvying Land and German Occupation 70
Chamberlain and Daladier wise up 71
Why wasn't I informed?! - Mussolini in the dark 71
Playing Both Sides of the Fence: Negotiations with the Soviets 72
Talks with Britain and France 72
Talks with Germany: The Nazi-Soviet pact 73
Talking Peace and Planning War: Hitler Finds an Excuse 76
Hitler's plans for Poland 76
On the brink - and beyond 76
Chapter 5: Blitzkrieg in Europe: World War II Begins, 1939-1941 79
The Invasion of Poland 80
The German onslaught 80
The Soviets enter the fray 81
A new style of warfare: The blitzkrieg 82
After Poland's defeat 82
Drawing the Line: Britain and France Declare War on Germany 83
British action - such that it was 84
French action: Patrolling the border 85
Fighting His Own War: Stalin Goes after Finland 85
Wave 1: Stalin faces the fighting Finns 86
Wave 2: Let's try this again 86
Anyone paying attention? The message of the Soviet-Finnish War 87
He's B-a-a-ck: Hitler Strikes Norway and Denmark 88
The plan 88
The attack and the resistance 88
Fighting with the hearts of lions: The Allies respond 89
Winners and losers 90
The Phony War: Using France to Get at Britain 91
The Germans: Making the most of unexpected delays 91
The Allies: You'd think that they would have been prepared 92
The first phase: Attacking the Low Countries 95
The second phase: The attack through the Ardennes Forest 95
The Allies: Stuck in Flanders 96
The Royal Navy to the rescue: Salvation at Dunkirk 96
France falls to Germany 97
Improving their position: The other dictators act 99
A British Epic: The Battle of Britain 100
Standing alone 100
Taking to the air: New considerations for aerial warfare 101
The not-so-friendly skies 102
Descending on London: The Luftwaffe Blitz 102
The Balkans: Mussolini's Mess and Hitler's New Target 103
Mussolini invades 103
Britain appears on the scene 103
Hitler jumps on the bandwagon 104
Greece falls to Germany 105
Capturing Crete from the air 106
The Italians Take Their Lumps All Over Africa 106
Running them out on a rail: The Italians surrender 107
Helping the Italians: Enter Rommel 108
Chapter 6: The Ultimate Battle: Hitler versus Stalin 109
If at First You Don't Succeed, Find Another Target 110
Why the Soviet Union? 110
Working the dream: Inside the Führer's mind 111
Laying the groundwork: Operation BARBAROSSA 112
Appeasing Germany: Stalin Is Clueless 112
Information Stalin ignored 113
Mistakes Stalin made 113
The Germans hit hard and fast 114
Forgetting What's Important: Hitler's Fatal Decision 116
Stalin rallies the Soviet people 118
The road to Moscow 118
New fire for the Soviets: Zhukov takes command 120
Corporal Hitler Takes Charge of the Eastern Front 120
Chapter 7: America on the Sidelines: 1933-1941 121
Looking Inward: A New President and a Neutral Stance 122
The Neutrality Act of 1935 and its extension 124
The Neutrality Act of 1937 124
The effect of the Neutrality Acts 124
Message from Japan 125
Bad Signs in Europe 126
Roosevelt Plays the Neutrality Game 126
France's Fall: America's Wake-up Call 127
Wheeling and dealing with Britain: Talkin' belligerent 127
Help thy neighbor: The Lend-Lease Act 128
American ships go out 129
Enough is enough: A neutral starts shooting 130
Chapter 8: Collision in Asia: Japan and America, 1937-1941 131
A Brief History of Politics in Japan 131
Building the Perfect Machine: Japan Thinks War 132
Choking China into surrender 132
Diplomatic chess: Japan's big plans 133
Oops! Miscalculations in diplomacy: Japan joins the Axis 134
A new guy takes over 134
Japan's gamble: How the war would go 135
Dancing diplomats: Japan and America do the two-step 136
War Comes to America: Pearl Harbor 137
The attack 138
The aftermath 138
Japanese gains 139
The U.S declares war on Japan 139
The Japanese Wage War 140
Malaya: The worst defeat in British history 140
The Dutch East Indies 141
"A hell of a beating" in Burma 142
Wake, Guam, and the Philippines 142
Ignoring the Writing on the Wall: MacArthur Fights 144
Giving the Allies hope: "I shall return" 145
Defeat and the Death March 146
Hitler Declares War on the Mongrel Race 146
Now It's a World War 147
Part 3: Behind Enemy Lines: Nations At War 149
Chapter 9: Maintaining Resources: The Axis 151
Nazi Germany 151
A well-fed German is a happy German 152
Spearheading the production process 152
Slave labor and other workers 153
Under the illusion: Morale 153
Resisting Hitler inside Germany 154
Unready and Unwilling: Fascist Italy 155
Wartime production 156
Struggling for labor 156
Wondering what to do: Morale 156
Believing in Victory: Imperial Japan 157
Taking control: Production 157
The Japanese labor force 158
The Emperor's new clothes: Morale 158
Chapter 10: Working Together: The Allies 159
Staying United: The United Kingdom 160
The Yanks are comin' again 160
Mobilizing manpower: Labor and the war effort 160
Keeping a stiff upper lip: British morale 161
Working Hard: The United States 161
Building the arsenal: The America triumph 162
Back home on the range: Morale 164
The dark side of American zeal: The internment camps 164
The Soviet Union 165
Staying alive: Production 166
Worked to death: Soviet labor 167
Becoming a world power: Morale 168
Chapter 11: The War against the Jews 169
The Rationale: Nazi Thinking 169
The Persecution Begins: Jews in Germany 170
Mobile Killing Units: The Einsatzgruppen 171
Deportation to Ghettos, Concentration Camps, and Death Camps 172
Life in the ghetto 173
Life in the...
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 432 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119675532 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119675537 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Dickson, Keith D. |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 233 x 187 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Keith D. Dickson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.03.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,564 kg |
Keith D. Dickson, PhD, is a Professor of Military Studies at the Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University. He is a retired Colonel, U.S. Army Special Forces.
Introduction: The Most Destructive War 1
About This Book 2
Conventions Used in This Book 3
How This Book Is Organized 4
Part 1: Origins and Causes of the War, 1919-1939 4
Part 2: Starting the War: The Axis Invades and Conquers, 1939-1942 4
Part 3: Behind Enemy Lines: Nations at War 5
Part 4: Planning and Launching the Allied Counterattack, 1942-1943 5
Part 5: The Long Haul, 1944 6
Part 6: Starting Over: The War's Aftereffects, 1945 6
Part 7: The Part of Tens 7
Icons Used in This Book 7
Where to Go from Here 8
Beyond the Book 8
Part 1: Origins and Causes of The War, 1919-1939 9
Chapter 1: World War II: Why It Matters and What You Need to Know 11
The War's Beginnings 12
The World War I peace agreement 12
The global economy 12
The rise of totalitarianism 13
The birth of Fascism and Nazism 13
The rise of Hitler 14
The British and French fear of another war 14
The isolationism of the United States 14
The empire building of Japan 14
Who's Who of Combatants 15
The Allies 15
The Axis 15
The Course of the War 16
Where in the World Was the World War Fought? 17
The battles in Europe 17
The battles in the Soviet Union 18
The battles in North Africa 18
The battles in the Pacific and in Southeast Asia 18
The battle in the Atlantic 18
The Effect of World War II 19
Chapter 2: The Great War and the Uneasy Peace: How World War II Happened 21
The End of One War and the Roots of Another 22
The victors and the spoils: The Treaty of Versailles 23
Woodrow Wilson's last card: The League of Nations 25
The world in the 1920s 26
Collapsing Economies: The Great Depression 32
The effect on countries' economies 32
The threat to democracy 32
Fascism and Nazism: Whose Bright Idea Was This? 33
Fascism in a nutshell - if only 33
Fascism in Italy 35
Nazism: Fascism with a twist 36
The Rise of Hitler 38
The putsch that failed 38
Mein Kampf 39
Hitler consolidates power 39
Creating the regime: The alpha wolf takes over 40
Nazi top brass: The rest of the pack 42
Japan and the Militarists: The Army Calls the Shots 47
The military acts 48
The fall of Japanese democracy 48
Japan takes control of China 49
Chapter 3: Hoping for Peace: The Rise of the Dictators, 1933-1939 51
The Steps to War: Taking Advantage of Circumstances 52
Rebuilding the army 52
Buying time 53
Forging an agreement with Poland 53
Reclaiming the Saar 54
Breaking treaties 54
Advancing into the Rhineland 54
Getting Aggressive: Italy Makes a War 55
Forging a Pact: The Axis Is Born 56
The Spanish Civil War: Fascism and Communism Clash 57
Germany: Using Diplomacy and Smoke Screens for War 58
Britain: Seeking Mediation and Appeasement 59
Austria and Czechoslovakia Catch Hitler's Eye 60
The Anschluss in Austria 60
Onward to Czechoslovakia 61
May I have more, please? 64
The diplomats - Did they do their job? 65
Part 2: Starting The War: The Axis Invades And Conquers, 1939-1942 67
Chapter 4: Invading Eastern Europe: Hitler's Power Grows, 1939 69
Czechoslovakia Disappears: Divvying Land and German Occupation 70
Chamberlain and Daladier wise up 71
Why wasn't I informed?! - Mussolini in the dark 71
Playing Both Sides of the Fence: Negotiations with the Soviets 72
Talks with Britain and France 72
Talks with Germany: The Nazi-Soviet pact 73
Talking Peace and Planning War: Hitler Finds an Excuse 76
Hitler's plans for Poland 76
On the brink - and beyond 76
Chapter 5: Blitzkrieg in Europe: World War II Begins, 1939-1941 79
The Invasion of Poland 80
The German onslaught 80
The Soviets enter the fray 81
A new style of warfare: The blitzkrieg 82
After Poland's defeat 82
Drawing the Line: Britain and France Declare War on Germany 83
British action - such that it was 84
French action: Patrolling the border 85
Fighting His Own War: Stalin Goes after Finland 85
Wave 1: Stalin faces the fighting Finns 86
Wave 2: Let's try this again 86
Anyone paying attention? The message of the Soviet-Finnish War 87
He's B-a-a-ck: Hitler Strikes Norway and Denmark 88
The plan 88
The attack and the resistance 88
Fighting with the hearts of lions: The Allies respond 89
Winners and losers 90
The Phony War: Using France to Get at Britain 91
The Germans: Making the most of unexpected delays 91
The Allies: You'd think that they would have been prepared 92
The first phase: Attacking the Low Countries 95
The second phase: The attack through the Ardennes Forest 95
The Allies: Stuck in Flanders 96
The Royal Navy to the rescue: Salvation at Dunkirk 96
France falls to Germany 97
Improving their position: The other dictators act 99
A British Epic: The Battle of Britain 100
Standing alone 100
Taking to the air: New considerations for aerial warfare 101
The not-so-friendly skies 102
Descending on London: The Luftwaffe Blitz 102
The Balkans: Mussolini's Mess and Hitler's New Target 103
Mussolini invades 103
Britain appears on the scene 103
Hitler jumps on the bandwagon 104
Greece falls to Germany 105
Capturing Crete from the air 106
The Italians Take Their Lumps All Over Africa 106
Running them out on a rail: The Italians surrender 107
Helping the Italians: Enter Rommel 108
Chapter 6: The Ultimate Battle: Hitler versus Stalin 109
If at First You Don't Succeed, Find Another Target 110
Why the Soviet Union? 110
Working the dream: Inside the Führer's mind 111
Laying the groundwork: Operation BARBAROSSA 112
Appeasing Germany: Stalin Is Clueless 112
Information Stalin ignored 113
Mistakes Stalin made 113
The Germans hit hard and fast 114
Forgetting What's Important: Hitler's Fatal Decision 116
Stalin rallies the Soviet people 118
The road to Moscow 118
New fire for the Soviets: Zhukov takes command 120
Corporal Hitler Takes Charge of the Eastern Front 120
Chapter 7: America on the Sidelines: 1933-1941 121
Looking Inward: A New President and a Neutral Stance 122
The Neutrality Act of 1935 and its extension 124
The Neutrality Act of 1937 124
The effect of the Neutrality Acts 124
Message from Japan 125
Bad Signs in Europe 126
Roosevelt Plays the Neutrality Game 126
France's Fall: America's Wake-up Call 127
Wheeling and dealing with Britain: Talkin' belligerent 127
Help thy neighbor: The Lend-Lease Act 128
American ships go out 129
Enough is enough: A neutral starts shooting 130
Chapter 8: Collision in Asia: Japan and America, 1937-1941 131
A Brief History of Politics in Japan 131
Building the Perfect Machine: Japan Thinks War 132
Choking China into surrender 132
Diplomatic chess: Japan's big plans 133
Oops! Miscalculations in diplomacy: Japan joins the Axis 134
A new guy takes over 134
Japan's gamble: How the war would go 135
Dancing diplomats: Japan and America do the two-step 136
War Comes to America: Pearl Harbor 137
The attack 138
The aftermath 138
Japanese gains 139
The U.S declares war on Japan 139
The Japanese Wage War 140
Malaya: The worst defeat in British history 140
The Dutch East Indies 141
"A hell of a beating" in Burma 142
Wake, Guam, and the Philippines 142
Ignoring the Writing on the Wall: MacArthur Fights 144
Giving the Allies hope: "I shall return" 145
Defeat and the Death March 146
Hitler Declares War on the Mongrel Race 146
Now It's a World War 147
Part 3: Behind Enemy Lines: Nations At War 149
Chapter 9: Maintaining Resources: The Axis 151
Nazi Germany 151
A well-fed German is a happy German 152
Spearheading the production process 152
Slave labor and other workers 153
Under the illusion: Morale 153
Resisting Hitler inside Germany 154
Unready and Unwilling: Fascist Italy 155
Wartime production 156
Struggling for labor 156
Wondering what to do: Morale 156
Believing in Victory: Imperial Japan 157
Taking control: Production 157
The Japanese labor force 158
The Emperor's new clothes: Morale 158
Chapter 10: Working Together: The Allies 159
Staying United: The United Kingdom 160
The Yanks are comin' again 160
Mobilizing manpower: Labor and the war effort 160
Keeping a stiff upper lip: British morale 161
Working Hard: The United States 161
Building the arsenal: The America triumph 162
Back home on the range: Morale 164
The dark side of American zeal: The internment camps 164
The Soviet Union 165
Staying alive: Production 166
Worked to death: Soviet labor 167
Becoming a world power: Morale 168
Chapter 11: The War against the Jews 169
The Rationale: Nazi Thinking 169
The Persecution Begins: Jews in Germany 170
Mobile Killing Units: The Einsatzgruppen 171
Deportation to Ghettos, Concentration Camps, and Death Camps 172
Life in the ghetto 173
Life in the...
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 432 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119675532 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119675537 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Dickson, Keith D. |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 233 x 187 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Keith D. Dickson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.03.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,564 kg |
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