The United States and World War II
World War II was a colossal military struggle that helped shape the world in which we live today. The division of Germany and Korea, the long subjugation of Eastern Europe, and the decline of European imperialism are all consequences of the war. The United States and the Soviet Union fought in the conflict as allies yet emerged from it as hostile rivals, superpowers locked in a dangerous nuclear arms race with the potential to end civilization as we know it. Truly our era can be said to owe much of its nature to the course and the outcome of World War II. This single-volume history of World War II explores the wars causes, its conduct, and its enduring consequences. Total war involves more than the clash of armed forces: Great changes are wrought on the societies of victor and vanquished alike. This book therefore treats the home fronts as well as the battle fronts, with particular emphasis on the United States. Mobilization, propaganda, the role of women and blacks in the labor force and armed services, and the internment of Japanese-Americans are just a few of the topics explored. Unlike conventional military histories, The United States and World War II goes beyond the field of combat to present the era in its broader context. Based on the most up-to-date scholarship, this volume is written for the general reader and for use in courses on World War II and on recent American history
History
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1. The War to End All Wars (1914-1921). The Great War. America Goes to War. Over There. A Vision of Peace. Meeting at Versailles. The United States and the League of Nations. Selected Bibliography
2. The Illusion of Stability (1921-1930). The Far East. Involvement in Europe. Bolshevik Russia. Outlawing War. Prospects. Selected Bibliography
3. The Collapse of Order (1931-1935). The Manchurian Crisis. The Rise of Adolf Hitler. Attitudes and Responses in the Democracies. Mussolini Invades Ethiopia. Selected Bibliography
4. Descent into Chaos (1936-1939). The Spanish Civil War. Japan Invades the Chinese Mainland. Hitler Takes the Initiative. The Road to Munich and Beyond. The Nazi-Soviet Pact. Blitzkrieg. The "Phony War" and the Winter War. Selected Bibliography
5. The Dark Days (1940-1941). Securing the Northern Flank. War in the West. The Battle of Britain. The Battle at Sea and American Involvement. Operation BARBAROSSA. The United States Moves Closer to War. Selected Bibliography
6. Japan Strikes (1939-1941). Japanese-American Relations Deteriorate. "This Is Not Drill," "A Date Which Will Live in Infamy," Consequences and Controversy. The Rising Tide. Selected Bibliography
7. Japan at Bay (1942). Waging War Against Japan. The Battle of the Coral Sea. Midway. The United States Takes the Offensive: Guadalcanal. The First Year at War. Selected Bibliography
8. War in North Africa (1940-1944). Beginning of the Desert War. The Campaign Resumes. Grand Strategy. Eisenhower and the Darlan Deal. Fighting the Axis. The Casablanca Conference. End of the Desert War. Selected Bibliography
9. Attacking the Underbelly (1943-1945). Sicily. Italy Leaves the War. The Invasion of Italy. OVERLORD and Italy. Anzio. Monte Cassino. ANVIL (DRAGOON). A Strange Interlude. The Italian Campaign: An Assessment. Selected Bibliography
10. Occupied Areas. The German "New Order," The Holocaust. Resistance Movements. The Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere. China. Selected Bibliography
11. Americans at War. Why We Fought. A Nation Under Arms. Mobilizing the Economy. Social Change. The Brown Peril. Enlisting Science and Technology. Selected Bibliography
12. The Eastern Front (1942-1944). The Struggle for Survival. Hitler's Second Offensive. The Battle of Kursk. 1944: Hitler at Bay, Stalin Ascendant. Selected Bibliography
13. Launching the Second Front (1944). Planning for OVERLORD. FORTITUDE. Preparations for Battle. D Day. Consolidation. Secret Weapons and Secret Plots. Allied Victory in Normandy. Men and Arms. Eisenhower Takes the Reins. MARKET-GARDEN. Selected Bibliography
14. Closing the Vise (1945). The Ardennes Offensive. The Soviet Winter Offensive. The Remagen Bridge and the Decision to Halt at the Elbe. The Death of Hitler and Victory in Europe. The Air War. Selected Bibliography
15. Across the Pacific (1943-1944). CARTWHEEL. Island Hopping. Back to the Philippines. Selected Bibliography
16. Japan Subdued (1945). Conquest of the Philippines. Iwo Jima. Okinawa. Strangulation at Sea and from the Air. Japan Seeks Peace Without Defeat. The Atomic Bomb and the Potsdam Declaration. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan Surrenders. Selected Bibliography
17. Wartime Diplomacy. The Soviet Connection. The Teheran Conference. Yalta. After Yalta. The Potsdam Conference. Selected Bibliography
Epilogue
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