A Companion to World War II brings together a series of
fresh academic perspectives on World War II, exploring the many
cultural, social, and political contexts of the war. Essay topics
range from American anti-Semitism to the experiences of
French-African soldiers, providing nearly 60 new contributions to
the genre arranged across two comprehensive volumes.
* A collection of original historiographic essays that include
cutting-edge research
* Analyzes the roles of neutral nations during the war
* Examines the war from the bottom up through the experiences of
different social classes
* Covers the causes, key battles, and consequences of the
war
Om författaren
Thomas W. Zeiler is Professor of History and International Affairs at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The editor of the journal Diplomatic History and former president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, he is the author of Unconditional Defeat: Japan, America, and the End of World War II (2004), Ambassadors in Pinstripes: The Spalding World Baseball Tour and the Birth of the American Empire (2006), American Foreign Relations since 1600: A Guide to the Literature, Third Edition (2007), and Annihilation: A Global Military History of World War II (2010).
Daniel M. Du Bois is a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the assistant editor of the journal Diplomatic History.