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World War II [5 volumes]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection

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World War II [5 volumes]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection

World War II [5 volumes]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection by Spencer C. Tucker
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1851099689 | 2471 pages | EPUB | 70,3 MB

With more than 1,700 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of World War II, the events and developments of the era, and myriad related subjects as well as a documents volume, this is the most comprehensive reference work available on the war.

• Provides a clear understanding of the causes of World War II, reaching back to World War I and the role of the Western democracies in its origin

• Examines home front developments in major countries during the war, such as race and gender relations in the United States

• Recognizes the important roles played by women in the war and describes how the United States mobilized its economy and citizenry for total war

• Discusses the Holocaust and establishes responsibility for this genocide

• Details the changing attitudes toward the war as expressed in film and literature