World War II: The Essential Reference Guide - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610691016 ISBN 13: 9781610691017

Publisher: ABC-CLIO (UK), 2012

Synopsis

In this book an internationally renowned team of historians provides comprehensive coverage of all major campaigns and theaters of World War II, synthesizing the tremendous breadth and depth of source materials on this global conflict. It includes primary-source documents created by both famous leaders and average citizens.
World War II: The Essential Reference Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the major events, campaigns, battles, personalities, and issues of World War II, supplemented by a selection of primary-source documents. Comprising essays written by leading international scholars that introduce non-specialist readers to all the major theaters of the war, this volume covers the entire span—both geographically and chronologically—of this far-reaching conflict.

A selection of official and personal documents conveys the emotionally charged tenor of the period and the tremendous psychological impact of the war on those involved in it, both directly and indirectly. The book includes scholarly essays on enduring dilemmas of World War II, such as whether the United States justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, as well as comprehensive essays on the causes, course, and consequences of the war.

About this title

About the Author

Priscilla Roberts, PhD, is associate professor of history at the University of Hong Kong. Her published works include The Cold War; Window on the Forbidden City: The Beijing Diaries of David Bruce, 1973-1974; and Behind the Bamboo Curtain: China, Vietnam, and the World Beyond Asia.

Edition details

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO (UK)
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610691016
• ISBN 13: 9781610691017
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 440
• Editor: Priscilla Roberts