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The United States and World War II : the awakening giant / Martin Folly.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: BAAS paperbacksPublication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2002.Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 187 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585443882
  • 9780585443881
  • 9781474468237
  • 1474468233
  • 9780585443882
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: United States and World War II.DDC classification:
  • 940.5373 21
LOC classification:
  • D769 .F65 2002eb
Other classification:
  • NQ 5340
  • 8
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface -- List of abbreviations and codenames used -- Select chronology of World War II -- Maps -- 1. A nation unprepared -- 2. Setbacks and struggles -- 3. Awakening the sleeping giant -- 4. A nation triumphant -- 5. The problems of victory -- 6. The United States and World War II -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Review: "Coverage is broad-ranging - the narrative begins in the late 1930s, demonstrating that an understanding of World War II as a transforming event requires discussion of the prior state of affairs, and ends with a consideration of the legacy of the war and its continuing significance. Overall, this book provides an introduction to all aspects of the American experience of World War II."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index.

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Preface -- List of abbreviations and codenames used -- Select chronology of World War II -- Maps -- 1. A nation unprepared -- 2. Setbacks and struggles -- 3. Awakening the sleeping giant -- 4. A nation triumphant -- 5. The problems of victory -- 6. The United States and World War II -- Select bibliography -- Index.

"Coverage is broad-ranging - the narrative begins in the late 1930s, demonstrating that an understanding of World War II as a transforming event requires discussion of the prior state of affairs, and ends with a consideration of the legacy of the war and its continuing significance. Overall, this book provides an introduction to all aspects of the American experience of World War II."--Jacket.

English.

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