EAN: 0785250018

[SR: 13767196], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780785250012], Book, Fifty-five million people died in the Second World War, the greatest conflict in human history. Fifty years later, these lectures ask… Mehr…

[SR: 13767196], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780785250012], Book, Fifty-five million people died in the Second World War, the greatest conflict in human history. Fifty years later, these lectures ask and answer important questions about this war: Might Hitler have been stopped sooner? Should Roosevelt have foreseen Pearl Harbor? Could more lives have been saved as the Holocaust became known? Did Truman have to use the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Did the Allies come closer to losing World War II than we would like to think? The origins and expansion of the war in Europe and the Pacific are examined. Military and political strategies and failures are analyzed. Social and economic effects of the war are assessed. 30 Lectures 1 The Origins of the Second World War 2 Hitler's Challenge to the International System, 1933-1936 3 The Failure of the International System 4 The Coming of War 5 Blitzkrieg 6 The German Offensive in the West 7 "Their Finest Hour"-Britain Alone 8 The Battle of Britain 9 Hitler Moves East 10 The Germans Before Moscow 11 The War in Asia 12 The Japanese Gamble 13 The Height of Japanese Power 14 Turning the Tide in the Pacific-Midway and Guadalcanal 15 The War in North Africa 16 War in the Mediterranean-The Invasions of Sicily and Italy 17 Stalingrad-The Turning Point on the Eastern Front 18 Eisenhower and Operation Overlord 19 D-Day to Paris 20 Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge 21 Advance Across the Pacific 22 Turning Point in the Southwest Pacific-Leyte Gulf and the Philippines 23 The Final Drive for Japan-Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the Fire-Bombing of Tokyo 24 War in the Air 25 Hitler's New Order in Europe 26 "The Man's Army" 27 Daily Life, Culture, and Society in Wartime 28 The Race for Berlin 29 Truman, the Bomb, and the End of the War in the Pacific 30 The Costs of War, 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 8975347011, Education & Teaching, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 301889, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Books, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 27, Travel, 283155, Books, [PU: Thomas Nelson Publishers]<

EAN: 0785250018

[SR: 11956286], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780785250012], Book, Fifty-five million people died in the Second World War, the greatest conflict in human history. Fifty years later, these lectures ask… Mehr…

[SR: 11956286], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780785250012], Book, Fifty-five million people died in the Second World War, the greatest conflict in human history. Fifty years later, these lectures ask and answer important questions about this war: Might Hitler have been stopped sooner? Should Roosevelt have foreseen Pearl Harbor? Could more lives have been saved as the Holocaust became known? Did Truman have to use the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Did the Allies come closer to losing World War II than we would like to think? The origins and expansion of the war in Europe and the Pacific are examined. Military and political strategies and failures are analyzed. Social and economic effects of the war are assessed. 30 Lectures 1 The Origins of the Second World War 2 Hitler's Challenge to the International System, 1933-1936 3 The Failure of the International System 4 The Coming of War 5 Blitzkrieg 6 The German Offensive in the West 7 "Their Finest Hour"-Britain Alone 8 The Battle of Britain 9 Hitler Moves East 10 The Germans Before Moscow 11 The War in Asia 12 The Japanese Gamble 13 The Height of Japanese Power 14 Turning the Tide in the Pacific-Midway and Guadalcanal 15 The War in North Africa 16 War in the Mediterranean-The Invasions of Sicily and Italy 17 Stalingrad-The Turning Point on the Eastern Front 18 Eisenhower and Operation Overlord 19 D-Day to Paris 20 Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge 21 Advance Across the Pacific 22 Turning Point in the Southwest Pacific-Leyte Gulf and the Philippines 23 The Final Drive for Japan-Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the Fire-Bombing of Tokyo 24 War in the Air 25 Hitler's New Order in Europe 26 "The Man's Army" 27 Daily Life, Culture, and Society in Wartime 28 The Race for Berlin 29 Truman, the Bomb, and the End of the War in the Pacific 30 The Costs of War, 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 8975347011, Education & Teaching, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 27, Travel, 283155, Books, [PU: Thomas Nelson Publishers]<

EAN: 0785250018

[SR: 11956286], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780785250012], Book, Fifty-five million people died in the Second World War, the greatest conflict in human history. Fifty years later, these lectures ask… Mehr…

[SR: 11956286], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780785250012], Book, Fifty-five million people died in the Second World War, the greatest conflict in human history. Fifty years later, these lectures ask and answer important questions about this war: Might Hitler have been stopped sooner? Should Roosevelt have foreseen Pearl Harbor? Could more lives have been saved as the Holocaust became known? Did Truman have to use the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Did the Allies come closer to losing World War II than we would like to think? The origins and expansion of the war in Europe and the Pacific are examined. Military and political strategies and failures are analyzed. Social and economic effects of the war are assessed. 30 Lectures 1 The Origins of the Second World War 2 Hitler's Challenge to the International System, 1933-1936 3 The Failure of the International System 4 The Coming of War 5 Blitzkrieg 6 The German Offensive in the West 7 "Their Finest Hour"-Britain Alone 8 The Battle of Britain 9 Hitler Moves East 10 The Germans Before Moscow 11 The War in Asia 12 The Japanese Gamble 13 The Height of Japanese Power 14 Turning the Tide in the Pacific-Midway and Guadalcanal 15 The War in North Africa 16 War in the Mediterranean-The Invasions of Sicily and Italy 17 Stalingrad-The Turning Point on the Eastern Front 18 Eisenhower and Operation Overlord 19 D-Day to Paris 20 Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge 21 Advance Across the Pacific 22 Turning Point in the Southwest Pacific-Leyte Gulf and the Philippines 23 The Final Drive for Japan-Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the Fire-Bombing of Tokyo 24 War in the Air 25 Hitler's New Order in Europe 26 "The Man's Army" 27 Daily Life, Culture, and Society in Wartime 28 The Race for Berlin 29 Truman, the Bomb, and the End of the War in the Pacific 30 The Costs of War, 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 8975347011, Education & Teaching, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 27, Travel, 283155, Books, [PU: Thomas Nelson Publishers]<