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From Axis Victories to the Turn of the Tide is a history of the critical campaigns of World War II and highlights the ?visible? turning point battles of the war in 1942 and 1943. By focusing not only on what happened but also on why, Alan Levine?s novel approach to the subject questions whether the Axis ever had any hope of winning the war. As the Nazis conquered Poland in their march toward domination, the war began its inevitable spread across the world. Levine looks at the war from a geographical perspective, examining events on both the eastern and western fronts?such as the battles of Britain, the Atlantic, Stalingrad, and Midway?to determine how operations in these areas affected its overall path. Levine also scrutinizes key events that began to turn the war?s outcome in favor of the Allies. These decisive moments include the entry of the United States into the war and the defeat of the German thrust to the vital Soviet oilfields of the Caucasus. From Axis Victories to the Turn of the Tide encompasses several critical years of world history and offers a fresh perspective for both general readers and academics interested in crucial events of World War II. Levine?s analysis shows us how these seminal events shaped the world that we live in today. AUTHOR: Alan Levine is a writer and historian currently teaching at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. He is the author of eleven books, including D-Day to Berlin: The Northwest Europe Campaign, 1944?45; The War Against Rommel?s Supply Lines, 1942?43; The Strategic Bombing of Germany, 1940?45 and Captivity, Flight, and Survival in World War II. He lives in Queens, New York.
| The Catastrophe | p. 1 |
| The British Carry On | p. 20 |
| Dunkirk through the Battle of Britain | |
| The Battle of the Atlantic I | p. 64 |
| The Russian Campaign I | p. 84 |
| To Moscow | |
| The Mediterranean and the Middle East I | p. 116 |
| From the Fall of France to December 1941 | |
| The Hinge | p. 143 |
| American Intervention | |
| The Battle of the Atlantic II | p. 172 |
| December 1941-May 1943 | |
| The Russian Campaign II | p. 195 |
| To the Caucasus and Stalingrad | |
| The Mediterranean and the Middle East II | p. 221 |
| From Pearl Harbor to the Invasion of Northwest Africa | |
| The Pacific | p. 250 |
| Pearl Harbor to Midway | |
| Conclusions | p. 287 |
| Notes | p. 301 |
| Index | p. 329 |
| About the Author | p. 341 |
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ISBN: 9781597977111
ISBN-10: 159797711X
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 360
Published: 30th June 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.0 x 15.0
x 3.2
Weight (kg): 0.667
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