{"product_id":"the-oxford-companion-to-world-war-ii-9780198662259","title":"The Oxford Companion to World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite Korea  despite Vietnam  despite a dozen smaller conflicts  a generation of Americans refers to World War II simply as \"the War.\" Indeed  there has been nothing like it in human history: a single war that spanned three continents--a war which saw more men and women under arms  more deaths  and more destruction than any other. Now Oxford University Press provides the definitive one-volume reference to this cataclysmic event. The Oxford Companion to World War II brings together an international team of 140 experts to cover every aspect of the conduct and experience of the conflict  from grand strategic decisionmaking to the struggles of daily life. More than 1 700 entries--ranging from brief identifications to in-depth articles on complex subjects--bring the far-flung elements and events of the war into focus. Here are essays on overarching themes and broad topics  such as the origins of the war  diplomacy  the Greater East Asia Coprosperity Sphere  and the Final Solution. Military campaigns and battles  of course  receive extensive attention: entries include the Fall of France  Operation Barbarossa  and the Battle of Midway  as well as such smaller events as the sinking of the Scharnhorst and the fall of Wake Island. Scores of analytical biographies range from the national leaders--Hitler  Stalin  Tojo  Roosevelt  Churchill--to an array of military and political figures  from Dietrich Bonhoeffer to Ho Chi Minh  from Marshal Timoshenko to General von Manstein. World War II was also an era of technological leaps  covert exploits  and horrific atrocities--and the Companion gives thorough coverage to each  with articles on weapons ranging from tanks to E-boats to rockets  on intelligence organizations (ranging from the O.S.S. to Smersh)  and on the German Einstatzgruppen and Todt organization. The Companion also provides exceptional coverage beyond the military and political spheres  revealing the war as it affected the millions of noncombatants. In addition to exploring the economics and social policies of belligerent states  the Companion addresses such topics as children--explaining how hundreds of thousands were evacuated from threatened cities  thrown into combat  killed by bombing raids  or made into orphans. Indeed  the Companions emphasis on the social history and daily experience of the war makes it the most complete one-volume reference on this critical chapter in history. In addition to thousands of entries  conveniently arranged in an a-to-z format  the book also features hundreds of maps  charts  tables  and evocative photographs. There is no finer resource on the war that shaped the modern world.  Features  More than 1 750 entries ranging from brief identifications to in-depth articles  More than 140 leading international experts have contributed  including David Kennedy  Martin Gilbert  Robert Dallek  Yogi Akashi  Ben-Ami Shillony  Heinz-Dietrich Lowe  Norman Davies  Wilhelm Diest  and many more  Massively illustrated with more than 100 evocative photographs and supplemented by 100 maps  thirty diagrams  and over 170 tables  charts and graphs  Articles on every aspect of the war  including: --surveys of countries  from economics to politics to military structure --portraits of wartime leaders  including generals  admirals  political figures  and heads of state --military campaigns and battles  from the Doolittle Raid to Operation Overlord  from Kassarine Pass to the Warsaw Uprising --intelligence organizations and exploits  from the Abwehr to Smersh  from codebreaking to commando raids --military technology  ranging from submarines to aircraft carriers  from fighter planes to V-1 and V-2 missiles  from the Enigma machine to radar  In-depth coverage of the social aspects of the war  such as the role of women  children  war production  and life under occupation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45657439273013,"sku":"ByrdShop_0198662254","price":24.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780198662259.jpg?v=1782039813","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-oxford-companion-to-world-war-ii-9780198662259","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}