Understand the Second World War /

Farmer, Alan, 1948-

Understand the Second World War / Alan Farmer - [London] : Teach Yourself, [2010] - 292 p. : maps ; 20 cm - Teach yourself . - Teach yourself .

"All the key facts explained"

Includes bibliographical references and index

The origins -- Blitzkrieg -- Britain alone -- Operation Barbarossa -- Pearl Harbor -- The turning of the tide -- Axix retreat 1943-4 -- Resistance and collaboration -- The Holocaust -- War at sea and in the air -- German defeat 1944-5 -- The defeat of Japan 1944-5 -- Why did the Allies win? -- Consequences



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World War, 1939-1945