The Second World War casts a long shadow, portrayed as a necessary and paradigmatic war that defeated fascism. During recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, US presidents and British prime ministers have tried to claim they were following in the footsteps of Winston Churchill by standing up to dictators.
In The Second World War Chris Bambery tests this position in a thorough account of the war and demonstrates why it continues to dominate TV history channels and school history books.
Arguing that the conflict was as much about a division of the world between the great powers as it was as a rising of ordinary people against fascism, he offers a nuanced and radical analysis that sets the book apart from conventional histories of the war.
In The Second World War Chris Bambery tests this position in a thorough account of the war and demonstrates why it continues to dominate TV history channels and school history books.
Arguing that the conflict was as much about a division of the world between the great powers as it was as a rising of ordinary people against fascism, he offers a nuanced and radical analysis that sets the book apart from conventional histories of the war.
Tabella dei contenuti
AcknowledgementsIntroduction
1. Competing Empires at a Time of Economic Crisis
2. The Allied Powers
3. The Axis Powers
4. The Countdown to War
5. The Early War
6. Russia: The Crucible of Victory
7. The End of the Third Reich
8. Resistance in Europe
9. Asia and the Pacific
10. The East is Red
11. The Post-War World
Conclusion
Timeline
Notes
Index
Circa l’autore
Chris Bambery is a writer, broadcaster and activist. He is the author of The Second World War: A Marxist History (Pluto, 2014) and A People’s History of Scotland (Verso, 2014).Acquista questo ebook e ricevine 1 in più GRATIS!
Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 304 ● ISBN 9781849649230 ● Dimensione 2.9 MB ● Casa editrice Pluto Press ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2014 ● Edizione 1 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 3234066 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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