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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
List of maps
Introduction
Chapter 1: The inter-war years
The 1919 peace conference
Germany after World War I and the rise of Hitler
The world reacts to Hitler
The crisis over Czechoslovakia
Germany starts World War II
Chapter 2: World War II begins
The invasions of Poland
War at sea
The German invasion of Denmark and Norway
Chapter 3: War in the West: 1940
War plans
The German victory in the West
The reaction of the USA
The German decision to invade the Soviet Union
The war in Africa and the Middle East
Chapter 4: Barbarossa: the German invasion of the Soviet Union
Planning for the invasion of the Soviet Union and the Holocaust
Germany invades the Soviet Union
The Eastern front in the winter of 1941–42
The unoccupied and the occupied Soviet Union
Chapter 5: Japan expands its war with China
Japan decides to expand its war
The Japanese advance
Japan’s offensives halted
A wider war
Chapter 6: The turning tide: autumn 1942–spring 1944
Germany’s 1942 offensive and disaster in the East
The initiative in the East and shifts in the Mediterranean in 1943
The war at sea and in the air
Campaigns in Sicily and Italy
The war in the Pacific 1942–43
Resistance in occupied areas and the policies of neutrals as the tide turns
Chapter 7: Developments on the home front and in technical and medical fields
Germany
Poland
Denmark and Norway
Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France
Great Britain and its Commonwealth and Empire
Italy
The Soviet Union
Japan
China
The United States
Central and South America, neutrals, and technical developments
Chapter 8: Allied victory, 1944–5
The Axis
The Allies
Winter 1944–45 in Europe
Allied offensives in east Asia and the Pacific
The final defeat of Japan
Conclusion
Further reading
Index
Social Media Very Short Introduction
Online Catalogue A Very Short Introduction
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