LEADER 04849cam a2200661 i 4500001 280848 005 20240621234943.0 008 210918t20172017nyuaf b 001 0 eng c 010 2017024227 015 GBB7D5694 |2bnb 019 972386910973306004973371318973507473973750718973801560973896095100891763010846895231286636133 020 9780465066988 |q(hardcover) 020 0465066984 |q(hardcover) 020 9781541674103 |q(paperback) 020 1541674103 |q(paperback) 020 |z9780465093199 |q(ebook) 035 (OCoLC)ocn988171848 035 280848 037 |bPerseus Books Group, C/O Hachette Book Group USA 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109 |nSAN 200-2205 042 pcc 049 LHMA 040 PUL |beng |erda |cPUL |dYDX |dBTCTA |dBDX |dOCLCF |dGP5 |dILC |dIK2 |dGDK |dWIMVL |dNYP |dIGA |dTXKYL |dVP@ |dDLC |dIBI |dBUR |dWLU |dKYC |dSTW |dUPM |dKYB |dON8 |dTE7 |dOI6 |dOJ4 |dT7L |dICH |dCLU |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dIAY |dFUG |dALV |dJDP |dAL5CM |dB@L |dCLE |dOCLCQ |dUKMGB |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dAZU |dBDP |dBYV |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dUWK |dOCL |dIL4J6 |dOCLCQ |dTNY |dLHM 050 00 D743 |b.H329 2017 100 1 Hanson, Victor Davis, |eauthor. 245 14 The Second World Wars : |bhow the first global conflict was fought and won / |cVictor Davis Hanson. 246 3 2nd World Wars 250 First edition. 264 1 New York : |bBasic Books, |c[2017] 264 4 |c©2017 300 xxi, 652 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations ; |c25 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-632) and index. 505 00 |gPart one: IDEAS. |tWar in a classical context -- |tGrievances, agendas, and methods -- |tOld, new, and strange alliances -- |gPart two: AIR. |tAir power revolution -- |tFrom Poland to the Pacific -- |tNew terrors from above -- |gPart three: WATER. |tShips and strategies -- |tFrom the Atlantic to the Mediterranean -- |tA vast ocean -- |gPart four: EARTH. |tPrimacy of infantry -- |tSoldiers and armies -- |tWestern and eastern wars for the continent -- |tArmies abroad -- |tSieges -- |gPart five: FIRE. |tTanks and artillery -- |gPart six: PEOPLE. |tSupreme command -- |tWarlords -- |tWorkers -- |tDead -- |gPart seven: ENDS. |tWhy and what did the allies win? 520 World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Hanson examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. He argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. 520 "A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. The Axis powers were well prepared to win limited border conflicts, but once they blundered into global war, they had no hope of victory. An authoritative new history of astonishing breadth, The Second World Wars offers a stunning reinterpretation of history's deadliest conflict."-- |cJacket. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 World War, 1939-1945. 650 0 World politics |y1933-1945 |xHistory. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xHistory. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xCampaigns. 650 7 HISTORY |zEurope |xWestern. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |xMilitary |xAncient. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |xMilitary |xAviation. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |xMilitary |xNaval. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |xMilitary |xStrategy. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |xMilitary |xWorld War II. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |xModern |x20th Century. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |xWorld. |2bisacsh 650 7 World politics. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01181381 650 7 Military campaigns. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01710190 650 7 World War, 1939-1945. |2nli 650 7 World War, 1939-1945 |xCampaigns. |2nli 647 7 World War |d(1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 648 7 1933-1945 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 852 0 |bscstacks |hD743 |i.H329 2017