The World War Two Reader

The World War Two Reader

Editorial Reviews
Book Description

This comprehensive reader provides an overview of recent research on the Second World War and includes chapters by some of the best known and innovative scholars working today. It gives attention to the fighting of the war throughout the world, and to its political and strategic backdrop. The representation and memory of war feature prominently in the book, with case studies of the film Saving Private Ryan and the controversial public display of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

The World War Two Reader includes a comprehensive introduction, chronology, guides to the key terms and the key figures, and contextual introductions to each chapter providing context and historiography.

About the Author
Gordon Martel is Professor and Chair of History at the University of North British Columbia.

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Books Report:

1. Tiger Ace/the Life Story of Panzer Commander Michael Wittmann
2. Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy: The Spanish Experience of Sea Power
3. U.S. Army Special Forces (Power Series)
4. US Cavalryman 1891-1920 (Warrior)
5. US Navy SEALs (Elite)
6. Vimeiro 1808 : Wellesley's first victory in the Peninsular (Campaign)
7. Voices From The House Divided: The American Civil War As Personal Experience
8. Voices of Valor : D-Day, June 6, 1944
9. War at Every Door: Partisan Politics and Guerrilla Violence in East Tennessee, 1860-1869
10. Warriors : An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam

Books Report

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