MICHAEL J. LYONS

Fully revised and restructured, the sixth edition of World War II: A Global History offers students a concise and yet thorough textbook that examines history’s bloodiest conflict. The chapters alternate between chronological chapters on Europe and Asia-Pacific and thematic chapters on innovations, home fronts, brutal regimes, and logistics. This textbook includes the following features:A lively narrative of facts, events, people, and ideas that incorporates thoughtful analysisNew material and restructured content on global factors that affected the causes, conduct, and consequences of World War IIBalanced pace that does not bog readers down in too many details yet gives them sufficient depth and breadth for contextChapters, sections, and sidebars arranged in ways that can complement lectures and assignmentsFifty new photographs that illustrate the human condition and weaponry during World War II.Global in focus, by blending both geographic and thematic chapters to ensure readers gain a comprehensive understanding of impact of the war worldwide, this is the perfect volume for all students of the biggest global conflict of the twentieth century.

Fully revised and restructured, the sixth edition of World War II: A Global History offers students a concise and yet thorough textbook that examines history’s bloodiest conflict. The chapters alternate between chronological chapters on Europe and Asia-Pacific and thematic chapters on innovations, home fronts, brutal regimes, and logistics. This textbook includes the following features:A lively narrative of facts, events, people, and ideas that incorporates thoughtful analysisNew material and restructured content on global factors that affected the causes, conduct, and consequences of World War IIBalanced pace that does not bog readers down in too many details yet gives them sufficient depth and breadth for contextChapters, sections, and sidebars arranged in ways that can complement lectures and assignmentsFifty new photographs that illustrate the human condition and weaponry during World War II.Global in focus, by blending both geographic and thematic chapters to ensure readers gain a comprehensive understanding of impact of the war worldwide, this is the perfect volume for all students of the biggest global conflict of the twentieth century.

A Short History. Highly regarded for its concise clarification of the complexities of World War II, this book illuminates the origins, course, and long-range effects of the war. It provides a balanced account that analyzes both the European and Pacific theaters of operations and the connections between them. The Fifth Edition incorporates new material based on the latest scholarship, offering updated conclusions on key topics and expanded coverage throughout.