000334921 000__ 03620cam\a2200397\a\4500 000334921 001__ 334921 000334921 005__ 20210513122401.0 000334921 008__ 070612s2007\\\\nyuab\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000334921 010__ $$a 2007024647 000334921 019__ $$a154662011 000334921 020__ $$a9780743252195 000334921 020__ $$a0743252195 000334921 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn144548363 000334921 035__ $$a334921 000334921 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBAKER$$dYDXCP$$dJED$$dBTCTA$$dC#P$$dIXA$$dTBS$$dVP@$$dOCLCG$$dMOF$$dOUP$$dTLE$$dIOE$$dSMP$$dCQU$$dYHM$$dFXR 000334921 049__ $$aISEA 000334921 05000 $$aD743$$b.W24 2007 000334921 08200 $$a940.53$$222 000334921 1001_ $$aWagner, Margaret E. 000334921 24514 $$aThe Library of Congress World War II companion /$$cedited and with an introduction by David M. Kennedy ; Margaret E. Wagner, Linda Barrett Osborne, Susan Reyburn and staff of the Library of Congress. 000334921 24630 $$aWorld War II companion 000334921 260__ $$aNew York :$$bSimon & Schuster,$$c2007. 000334921 300__ $$axxv, 982 p. :$$bill., maps ;$$c25 cm. 000334921 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000334921 5050_ $$aThe world at war -- Wartime politics -- Mobilization : the rifle, the wrench, and the rationing book -- Military leadership and organization -- Instruments of war -- Military operations, 1937-1941 -- Military operations, 1942-1945 -- War crimes and the Holocaust -- The underground war -- The media war -- War on the home front -- The aftermath -- Information about images. 000334921 5201_ $$a"Historian John Keegan called World War II "the largest single event in human history." More than sixty years after it ended, that war continues to shape our world. Going far beyond accounts of the major battles, The Library of Congress World War II Companion examines this devastating conflict, its causes, conduct, and aftermath. It considers the politics that shaped the involvement of the major combatants; military leadership and the characteristics of major Allied and Axis armed services; the weaponry that resulted in the war's unprecedented destruction, as well as debates over the use of these weapons; the roles of resistance groups and underground fighters; war crimes; daily life during wartime; the uses of propaganda; and much more." "Drawn from the unparalleled collections of the institution that has been called "America's Memory," The Library of Congress World War II Companion includes excerpts from contemporary letters, journals, pamphlets, and other documents, as well as first-person accounts recorded by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. The text is complemented by more than 150 illustrations. Organized into topical chapters (such as "The Media War," "War Crimes and the Holocaust," and two chapters on "Military Operations" that cover the important battles), the book also includes an index, making it easy for readers to navigate through the rich store of information in these pages. Filled with facts and figures, information about unusual aspects of the war, and moving personal accounts, this remarkable volume will be indispensable to anyone who wishes to understand the World War II era and its continuing reverberations."--BOOK JACKET. 000334921 650_0 $$aWorld War, 1939-1945. 000334921 650_0 $$aWorld War, 1939-1945$$vSources. 000334921 650_0 $$aHistory, Modern$$y20th century. 000334921 7001_ $$aKennedy, David M. 000334921 7001_ $$aOsborne, Linda Barrett,$$d1949- 000334921 7001_ $$aReyburn, Susan. 000334921 7102_ $$aLibrary of Congress. 000334921 85200 $$bgen$$hD743$$i.W24$$i2007 000334921 85642 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/2007024647.html 000334921 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0739/2007024647-d.html 000334921 85641 $$3Sample text$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007024647-s.html 000334921 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:334921$$pGLOBAL_SET 000334921 980__ $$aBIB 000334921 980__ $$aBOOK