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1 online resource (430 pages) |
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World War, 1939-1945 language |
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Technology language |
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text file |
| Contents |
1. The German war machine on the eve of war: myth versus reality -- 2. The Third Reich ascendant: the reasons why -- 3. Comparing the world's first military superpowers on the eve of war -- 4. History's bloodiest conflict begins -- 5. An inconvenient decision confronts Germany's masters of war -- 6. Another roll of the dice -- 7. Stalingrad in context -- 8. The European War's periphery -- 9. Seizing the initiative: the sword versus the shield -- 10. A new perspective for explaining D-Day's outcome -- 11. Hitler's greaest defeat -- 12. How the Third Reich staved off total defeat during the summer of 1944 -- 13. End game. |
| Summary |
This book offers a unique perspective for understanding how and why the Second World War in Europe ended as it did--and why Germany, in attacking the Soviet Union, came far closer to winning the war than is often perceived. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front.
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Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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Germany. |
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Armed Forces. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. |
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Military campaigns. |
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Technology. |
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Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945)) |
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Europe. |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mercatante, Steven D. Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe. Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, ©2012 9780313395925 |
| ISBN |
9780313395932 (electronic book) |
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0313395934 (electronic book) |
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