Twelve Turning Points of the Second World War
by P. M. H. BellFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2012-10-30
Publisher(s): Yale University Press
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Summary
The Battle of Britain. Pearl Harbor. Stalingrad. D-Day. These defining events of the Second World War exemplify both the immense heroism and the grievous costs of global conflict. They are the tense, thrilling, moments that had the potential to change the course of the war, and history. In this gripping book, historian Philip Bell analyses twelve unique turning points that determined the character and the ultimate outcome of the Second World War. Book jacket.
Author Biography
P. M. H. Bell was Reader in history at the University of Liverpool and is the author of many books, including The Origins of the Second World War in Europe. He lives in Surrey, England.
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | p. viii |
| List of Maps | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Hitler's Triumph: The Collapse of France, May-June 1940 | p. 1 |
| 'Finest Hour': The Battle of Britain, July-September 1940 | p. 21 |
| Operation Barbarossa: The German Attack on the Soviet Union, 1941 | p. 41 |
| Pearl Harbor, December 1941: The War Becomes a World War | p. 59 |
| The Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942 | p. 81 |
| The Battle of Stalingrad, July 1942-Febraary 1943 | p. 95 |
| Convoys and Wolf Packs: Decision in the Atlantic, March-May 1943 | p. 109 |
| 'The Proper Application of Overwhelming Force': The Battle of the Factories | p. 130 |
| The Teheran Conference, 28 November-1 December 1943: Turning Point for The Grand Alliance | p. 147 |
| D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, June-July 1944 | p. 166 |
| 'A Fateful Conference': Yalta, 4-11 February 1945 | p. 188 |
| The Defeat of Japan and the Atomic Bombs, 1945 | p. 210 |
| Conclusion | p. 231 |
| Notes | p. 236 |
| Further Reading | p. 247 |
| Index | p. 252 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 265 |
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