World War II
A New History

A revised and updated edition of Evan Mawdsley's acclaimed global history of World War II.

Evan Mawdsley (Author)

9781108791403, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 April 2020

410 pages
24.4 x 17.4 x 2.3 cm, 0.73 kg

Review of the first edition: 'Professor Mawdsley is to be much congratulated on writing such a clear and perceptive account, and one that provides much food for thought.' Charles Messenger, The Journal of Military History

This is a revised and updated edition of Evan Mawdsley's acclaimed global history of World War II. Beginning with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Evan Mawdsley shows how the war's origins lay in a conflict between the old international order and the new and traces its globalisation as it swept through Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The primary focus is on the war's military and strategic history, though also examines the political, economic, ideological and cultural factors which influenced the course of events. The war's consequences are examined too, not only in terms of the defeat of the Axis but also of the break-up of colonial empires and the beginning of the Cold War. Accessibly written and well-illustrated with maps and photographs, the book also includes insightful short studies of the figures, events and battles that shaped the war, as well as fully updated guides to further reading.

Preface to Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The World in 1937
2. Japan and China, 1937–1940
3. Hitler's border wars, 1938–1939
4. Germany re-fights World War I, 1939–1940
5. Wars of ideology, 1941–1942
6. The Red Army versus the Wehrmacht, 1942–1944
7. Japan's lunge for empire, 1941–1942
8. Defending the perimeter: Japan, 1942–1944
9. The 'World Ocean' and allied victory, 1939–1945
10. The European periphery, 1940–1944
11. Wearing down Germany, 1942–1944
12. Victory in Europe, 1944–1945
13. End and beginning in Asia, 1945
14. Conclusion
Further reading
Notes
Index.

Subject Areas: War & defence operations [JWL], Second World War [HBWQ], Military history [HBW], History: specific events & topics [HBT], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]