The United States and World War II : the awakening giant

The United States and World War II : the awakening giant /

"Coverage is broad-ranging - the narrative begins in the late 1930s, demonstrating that an understanding of World War II as a transforming event requires discussion of the prior state of affairs, and ends with a consideration of the legacy of the war and its continuing significance. Overall, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Folly, Martin H., 1957-
Corporate Author: British Association for American Studies
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2002.
Series:BAAS paperbacks.
Subjects:
1933-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
United States > History > 1933-1945.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1933-1945.
United States
USA
History
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of abbreviations and codenames used
  • Select chronology of World War II
  • Maps
  • 1. A nation unprepared
  • 2. Setbacks and struggles
  • 3. Awakening the sleeping giant
  • 4. A nation triumphant
  • 5. The problems of victory
  • 6. The United States and World War II
  • Select bibliography
  • Index.

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