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The Second World War, a complete history, Martin Gilbert

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 749-764) and index

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The Second World War

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Martin Gilbert

a complete history

A history of the global war, weaving together all its aspects--political, military, diplomatic, and civilian

The German invasion of Poland, September 1939 -- Poland defeated, October 1939 -- Finland defiant, November 1939 -- The Scandinavian cockpit, winter 1939-1940 -- The German attack in the west, May 1940 -- Dunkirk, May 1940 -- The battle for France, June 1940 -- France'a agony, Britain's resolve, June-July 1940 -- The battle for Britain, August-September 1940 -- "The war is won!" (Hitler), October 1940 -- "The new order of tyranny" (Roosevelt), winter 1940-1941 -- The widening war, January-March 1941 -- The German conquest of Yugoslavia and Greece, April 1941 -- The fall of Crete, war in Africa, April-May 1941 -- The German invasion of Russia, June 1941 -- Terror in the east, July-August 1941 -- Towards Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev, September 1941 -- Russia at bay, September-October 1941 -- "Deciding the fate of Europe" (Hitler), November 1941 -- The limits of German conquest, December 1941 -- Japan strikes, December 1941"We are no longer alone" (Churchill), New Year 1942 -- Global war, February-April 1942 -- The spread of resistance and of terror, summer 1942 -- Axis triumphs, July 1942 -- Guadalcanal, Dieppe, El Alamein, August-September 1942 -- Stalingrad and "Torch", September-October 1942 -- The turn of the tide for the Allies, 1942 -- Casablanca, blueprint for victory, January 1943 -- The German armies in danger, February 1943 -- "Drive the enemy into the sea" (Montgomery), spring 1943 -- "The first crack in the Axis" (Roosevelt) summer 1943 -- Germany and Japan in retreat, autumn 1943 -- "Bleeding to death in the East" (Goebbels), winter 1943 -- Anzio, Cassino, Kwajalein, January-February 1944 -- Bombing, deportation and mass murder, February-March 1944 -- Resistance, sabotage and deception, spring 1944D-Day, June 1944 -- Germany encircled, July 1944 -- The battles for Poland and France, summer 1944 -- The bitter-sweet path of liberation, autumn 1944 -- Into Germany, towards the Philippines, September 1944 -- Fighting for every mile, winter 1944 -- Flying bombs, suicide pilots, death marches, January 1945 -- Berlin, Manila, Dresden, Tokyo, February-March 1945 -- The Axis in disarray ; the Allies in conflict, March-April 1945 -- The deaths of Roosevelt, Mussolini and Hitler, April 1945 -- The end of the war in Europe, May 1945 -- Germany in defeat, Japan unbowed, May-July 1945 -- Alamogordo, Potsdam, Hiroshima, July-August 1945 -- The defeat of Japan, August 1945 -- Retribution and remembrance, 1945-1952 -- "Unfinished business" 1953-