World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection

Author Spencer C. Tucker

Publisher ABC-CLIO

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Author

Spencer C. Tucker

Publisher

ABC-CLIO

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Copyright

2016

ISBN13

9781851099696

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

With more than 1,700 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of World War II, the events and developments of the era, and myriad related subjects as well as a documents volume, this is the most comprehensive reference work available on the war.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
About the Editor.
ABC-CLIO Military History Advisory Board Members.
Contents.
List of Entries.
List of Maps.
Foreword.
Preface.
General Maps.
Origins of the War.
Overview of World War II.
Legacy of the War.
1: Aachen, Battle of (September 13-October 21, 1944).
2: Abadan, Iran, British Attack on (August 25, 1941).
3: ABDA Command.
4: Abe Hiroaki (1890-1949).
5: Abe Koso (1892-1947).
6: Abe Nobuyuki (1875-1953).
7: Abrams, Creighton Williams (1914-1974).
8: Abrial, Jean Marie Charles (1879-1962).
9: Absolute National Defense Zone.
10: Adachi Hatazō (1890-1947).
11: Adam, Wilhelm (1877-1949).
12: Admiralty Islands Campaign (February 29-May 18, 1944).
13: Adriatic Sea, Naval Operations in.
14: Aegean Sea Naval Operations.
15: Afghanistan.
16: Africa.
17: African Americans in World War II.
18: Afrika Korps.
19: Ainsworth, Walden Lee “Pug” (1886-1960).
20: Airborne Forces, Allied.
21: Airborne Forces, Axis.
22: Aircraft, Bombers.
23: Aircraft, Fighters.
24: Aircraft, Gliders.
25: Aircraft, Jet and Rocket.
26: Aircraft, Lighter-Than-Air.
27: Aircraft, Naval.
28: Aircraft, Production of.
29: Aircraft, Reconnaissance and Auxiliary.
30: Aircraft, Transport.
31: Aircraft Carriers.
32: Airlift.
33: Air-Sea Rescue.
34: Air Warfare, Fighter Tactics.
35: Air Warfare, Ground-Attack Aviation.
36: Air Warfare, Naval.
37: Air Warfare, Strategic Bombing.
38: Aitken, William Maxwell (1879-1964).
39: Aixinjueluo Puyi (1906-1967).
40: Alam Halfa, Battle of (August 31-September 7, 1942).
41: Alamogordo (July 16, 1945).
42: Alaska-Canadian Highway.
43: Albania.
44: Aleutian Islands Campaign (1942-1943).
45: Alexander, Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George (1891-1969).
46: Allen, Terry de la Mesa (1888-1969).
47: Allied Military Tribunals after the War.
48: Alphabet, Operation (June 5-8, 1940).
49: Alsace Campaign (November 1944-January 1945).
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