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From blitzkrieg and blackout to ghettos and Guadalcanal, World War II was a conflict that touched all nations and penetrated all aspects of people's lives. Sixty years after it ended, it still shapes the world we live in today. With over 1,750 A-Z entries, by more than 140 specialist contributors from Germany, Italy, and Japan, as well as from the Allied nations, the Companion provides uniquely worldwide coverage of the war. The strategies, forces, battles, and campaigns, and the social, political, and economic environments in which they operated are explored from both sides of the conflict. Every aspect of the war is covered: in-depth surveys of the countries involved in the conflict; politics and strategy; domestic and economic issues; resistance and intelligence; campaigns and battles; warfare and weapons; wartime leaders and influential people; slogans and slang The Companion's comprehensive coverage and in-depth analysis are supported by hundreds of maps, charts, and diagrams, and a full chronology.
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'It will immediately take its place as the indispensable reference book for students of the second world war.' -- Gordon Lee, The Economist
'an outstanding guide, as sensible and cogent on the big questions as it is instructive and informed on lesser ones.' -- Hew Strachan, Times Literary Supplement
'easy to use, solid of fact, perceptive and judicious' -- John Erickson, Times Higher
'indispensable...unlikely to be superseded this century' -- John Keegan, Daily Telegraph
GORDON LEE, The Economist -- J. A. Crang, The History Association
a magnificent volume and an invaluable resource -- J. A. Crang, The History Association
an outstanding guide, as sensible and cogent on the big questions as it is instructive and informed on lesser ones. -- Hew Strachan, Times Literary Supplement
easy to use, solid of fact, perceptive and judicious -- John Erickson, Times Higher
indispensable...unlikely to be superseded this century -- John Keegan, Daily Telegraph
will immediately take its place as the indispensable reference book for students of the second world war -- Gordon Lee, The Economist
About the Author
I. C. B. Dear has written several books on maritime and military subjects. He is the compiler ofOxford English: A Guide to the Language (1986) and co-editor of the second edition ofThe Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2005). M. R. D. Foot, CBE, is an author and historian. He was formerly a wartime intelligence officer and a Professor of Modern History at the University of Manchester.
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- PublisherOUP Oxford
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 019280670X
- ISBN 13 9780192806703
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages1072
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