02397cam a2200397 i 4500 417665398 TxAuBib 20200218120000.0 170313s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781502624727 hardcover 1502624729 hardcover (OCoLC)975271281 TxAuBib rda Booth, Owen. World War II / Owen Booth and John Walton. 1st ed. New York : Cavendish Square, 2017. 256 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Primary sources in world warfare Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index. Introduction -- The gathering storm -- The rape of Poland -- The phony war -- The fall of France -- Britain stands alone -- The Balkan campaign -- Barbarossa -- Pearl Harbor -- The war at sea -- The desert war -- German defeat in the east -- The second front -- Operation Overlord -- The fall of Germany -- Midway to Hiroshima -- Empire in Crisis--Australia, India, and Burma -- The final solution -- From the ashes. In World War II, primary sources, historical examination, and illustrations explore the causes, strategies, and resolutions of the largest conflict in human history. Alongside the comprehensive text studying the major battles, powers, and people affected by World War II, over three hundred illustrations and graphics bear witness to real individuals, places, and moments on the battlefield. Fact boxes tell the stories of the political leaders on all sides, and dynamic maps display the battles and movements of troops and fleets. These powerful primary sources and evidence combine to create a candid and expansive representation of the soldiers lives, the Holocaust, and the ways the world was transformed. 20200218. World War, 1939-1945. Military art and science History Juvenile literature. History. Literature. Young adult literature. Juvenile works. Walton, John. Primary sources in world warfare. BSBPL