War Aims in the Second World War: The War Aims of the Key Belligerents 1939-1945 Contributor(s): Rothwell, Victor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748615032 ISBN-13: 9780748615032 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: This is the first study of the aims that motivated the major powers -- the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Germany, and, Japan -- to fight in the Second World War. The book shows how some war aims were constants, unlikely to be abandoned except as a result of total defeat, while others arose as a result of the fortunes of war. Rothwell sheds light on the wartime transition of the United States and the Soviet Union to superpower status. He shows that consistency of purpose is most evident in Great Britain, content with the international prewar status quo, and Nazi Germany, intent on replacing it with a new order in which all liberal and civilized values would be annihilated. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Strategy |
Dewey: 940.531 |
Series: Societies at War (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.28" W x 9.2" (0.96 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is the first study of the aims that motivated the major powers - the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Germany and Japan - to fight in the Second World War. The book shows, in a way that has not previously been attempted, how some war aims were constants that were unlikely to be abandoned except as a result of total defeat while others arose and sometimes declined as a result of the fortunes of war. Fresh light is shed on the wartime transition of the United States and the Soviet Union to superpower status, while the author shows that consistency is most evident in Great Britain, content with the international prewar status quo, and Nazi Germany, intent from the first on destroying it and replacing it with a new order in which all liberal and civilised values would be annihilated.Based largely on published sources, including published documentary material, the aim is to ensure accessibility for a range of readers. The level at which it is pitched, the synthesis of a broad range of material, its breadth of coverage and the comparative element will make this an ideal text for students studying the Second World War. |