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World War II A New History
World War II A New History
Author: Evan Mawdsley
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World War II: A New History is Evan Mawdsley’s revised and updated global account of the Second World War, opening with the Sino‑Japanese War to show how the conflict sprang from a collision between an old international order and rising new powers. Tracing the war’s globalisation across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Mawdsley foregrounds military and strategic decision‑making while integrating political, economic, ideological and cultural forces; he follows major campaigns—from the Eastern Front and Battle of Britain to North Africa and the Pacific—and examines consequences from Axis defeat to decolonisation and the onset of the Cold War.
This second edition (Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781108791403) is accessibly written and well illustrated with maps, photographs and tables, and includes concise studies of key figures, events and battles alongside fully updated guides to further reading. The book builds on Mawdsley’s acclaimed scholarship to offer a compact, comparative and richly sourced survey for both serious students and general history enthusiasts.
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Title / Author / Edition
World War II: A New History
Evan Mawdsley
Second edition
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108791403
Type of Book
Scholarly survey
Academic history
Chronological and Geographic Scope
Second World War
Global war
Interwar and prewar origins of World War II
Postwar consequences of World War II
Theaters of War Covered
European theater of operations
Eastern Front (German–Soviet war)
Western Front
Mediterranean theater
North African campaign
Pacific War (Asia–Pacific theater)
China–Burma–India theater (Sino-Japanese War focus)
Atlantic theater / Battle of the Atlantic
Home fronts (civilian experience and war economies)
Operations and Campaigns
German–Soviet War / war in the East
Battle of Britain
German invasion of Western Europe (1940 campaign)
North African campaign
Italian campaign
Strategic bombing campaigns in Europe
Battle of the Atlantic
Island campaigns in the Pacific
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Main Nations and Alliances
Axis powers
Allied powers
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union (USSR)
United States
United Kingdom / British Empire
Japan
China
France
Italy
Smaller European states (occupied Europe, minor allies)
Colonial empires and imperial peripheries
Focus and Themes
Global perspective on World War II
Comparative analysis of Axis and Allied strategies
Operational and strategic decision-making
Military campaigns and operations (land, sea, air)
Economic dimensions of the war
Industrial mobilization and war production
Logistics and resources in global war
Occupation regimes
Collaboration and resistance
Genocide and mass violence (including Holocaust context)
Civilian experience and home fronts
Ideologies and war aims
Allied coalition politics
Axis coalition politics
Turning points of World War II
End of the war and postwar settlement
Branches and Aspects of Warfare
Army operations
Naval warfare
Air warfare
Strategic bombing
Submarine warfare (Battle of the Atlantic)
Amphibious operations
Mechanized warfare
Total war
Leaders and Historical Figures
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
Emperor Hirohito
Senior military commanders and political leaders of major powers (as part of strategic narrative)
Weapons, Technology, and Warfare
Armored warfare and tanks (as part of campaign analysis)
Aircraft and air power
Naval vessels and carrier warfare
Submarines and anti-submarine warfare
Strategic bombing technology
Nuclear weapons (atomic bomb)
Military technology and industrial capacity
Visual and Structural Features
Maps
Tables
Subject Headings / Classification-Oriented Tags
World War, 1939–1945 — Campaigns
World War, 1939–1945 — Causes
World War, 1939–1945 — Diplomatic history
World War, 1939–1945 — Economic aspects
World War, 1939–1945 — Political aspects
World War, 1939–1945 — Social aspects
World War, 1939–1945 — Aerial operations
World War, 1939–1945 — Naval operations
World War, 1939–1945 — Eastern Front
World War, 1939–1945 — Pacific area
World War, 1939–1945 — China
World War, 1939–1945 — Europe
World War, 1939–1945 — Atrocities
World War, 1939–1945 — Historiography
World War, 1939–1945 — Global perspective
Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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Good: A Few Scars or Shell Shock
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Fair: Battle-Hardened
Visible signs of a long campaign. Expect some stains, bent pages, and perhaps some minor tears on the cover. It’s seen the trenches, but the intel inside is still solid.
Poor: Survived Iwo Jima
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