World War Two: Crucible of the Contemporary World - Commentary and Readings

by Lily Xiao Hong Lee

Overview

This anthology contains 16 readings by English-language scholars that deal with military, political, diplomatic, and social aspects of World War II and its consequences for the contemporary world. The readings are grouped around seven major topics and each topic is prefaced with a substantial commentary by Professor Lee that places it in historical context. The readings consist of complete articles or integral chapters rather than abridged selections so that each author's argument can be read in its original form. The authors are: Gerhard L. Weinberg, Akira Ireye, Jan Thomasz Gross, Betram M. Gordon, Michael R. Marrus, Hugh Tinker, Roy Fraser Holland, Lloyd E. Eastman, Roberta Wohlstetter, Williamson Murray, Sheila Fitzpatrick, D'Ann Campbell, Robert M. Hathaway, Melvyn P. Leffler, A.J. Levine, and Lawrence Freedman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873327312
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/31/1992
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Loyd E. Lee is professor of history with the State University of New York, the College at New Paltz. He is the author of The War Years: A Global History of the Second World War, published in 1989. Professor Lee’s research interests also include modem German and world history and the impact of military institutions on social life. He has taught a course on the history of the Second World War for two decades.

Table of Contents

General Introduction; Part 1 The Road to the Last European War and the Advent of World War; Chapter 1 Munich after 50 Years, Gerhard L. Weinberg; Chapter 2 The End of Uncertainty, Akira Iriye; Part 2 Life under Nazi Occupation: Collaboration and the Holocaust; Chapter 3 Collaboration and Cooperation, Jan Thomasz Gross; Chapter 4 Conclusion: Collaborationist Profiles, Bertram M. Gordon; Chapter 5 The Final Solution, Michael R. Marrus; Part 3 Race, the End of European Empire, and Third World Revolution; Chapter 6 The Melting Pot of War, Hugh Tinker; Chapter 7 Mobilization, Rejuvenation and Liquidation: Colonialism and Global War, Roy Fraser Holland; Chapter 8 Conclusion: Of Storms and Revolutions, Lloyd E. Eastman; Part 4 Intelligence at War; Chapter 9 Surprise, Roberta Wohlstetter; Chapter 10 Ultra: Some Thoughts on Its Impact on the Second World War, Williamson Murray; Part 5 The Social Impact of War; Chapter 11 Postwar Soviet Society: The “Return to Normalcy,” 1945–1953, Sheila Fitzpatrick; Chapter 12 The War and Beyond: Women’s Place in American Life, D’Ann Campbell; Part 6 How Grand Was the Grand Alliance?; Chapter 13 The Economics of Partnership, Robert M. Hathaway; Chapter 14 Adherence to Agreements: Yalta and the Experiences of the Early Cold War, Melvyn P. Leffler; Part 7 What Was Needed for Allied Victory?; Chapter 15 Was World War II a Near-run Thing?, Alan J. Levine; Chapter 16 The Strategy of Hiroshima, Lawrence Freedman;