A World at Arms
A Global History of World War II

A truly global account of WWII - the war that encompassed six continents.

Gerhard L. Weinberg (Author)

9780521618267, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 March 2005

1208 pages, 23 maps
23.5 x 15.5 x 5.5 cm, 1.653 kg

'… a blockbuster of a survey, grounded, to a remarkable extent for so large a work, in primary sources and also in an evident mastery of the secondary literature. It is a joy to read: lively, vigorous, and...altogether a stylistic gem … [it] offers refreshingly forthright judgments on every major aspect of World War II strategy and policy.' Naval War College Review

Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this is the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and her colonies following the First World War, Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every aspect of World War II. Actions of the Axis, the Allies, and the Neutrals are covered in every theater of the war. More importantly, the global nature of the war is examined, with new insights into how events in one corner of the world helped affect events in other distant parts. In a new edition, with a new preface, A World at Arms remains a classic of global history.

1. From one war to another
2. From the German and Soviet invasions of Poland to the German attack in the West, September 1, 1939 to May 10, 1940
3. The world turned upside down
4. The expanding conflict, 1940–1941
5. The Eastern Front and a changing war, June to December, 1941
6. Halting the Japanese advance, halting the German advance
keeping them apart and shifting the balance: December 1941 to November 1942
7. The war at sea, 1942–1944, and the blockade
8. The war in Europe and North Africa 1942–1943: to and from Stalingrad
to and from Tunis
9. The home front
10. Means of warfare: old and new
11. From the spring of 1943 to summer 1944
12. The assault on Germany from all sides
13. Tensions in both alliances
14. The halt on the European fronts
15. The final assault on Germany
16. The war in the Pacific: from Leyte to the Missouri
Conclusions: the cost and impact of the war.

Subject Areas: Second World War [HBWQ], Australasian & Pacific history [HBJM], History of the Americas [HBJK], African history [HBJH], Asian history [HBJF], European history [HBJD], General & world history [HBG]