The Holocaust and World War II Almanac provides an exhaustive historical and interpretive view of this pivotal period in American history in this three volume set. In volumes 1 and 2, chapters provide information on the various aspects of the Holocaust and World War II, including the events leading up to the war as well as recent developments regarding reparations to war and Holocaust victims. Specific topics include: Jewish life in Germany before the Holocaust The rise of the Nazi Party Major battles and turning ...
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The Holocaust and World War II Almanac provides an exhaustive historical and interpretive view of this pivotal period in American history in this three volume set. In volumes 1 and 2, chapters provide information on the various aspects of the Holocaust and World War II, including the events leading up to the war as well as recent developments regarding reparations to war and Holocaust victims. Specific topics include: Jewish life in Germany before the Holocaust The rise of the Nazi Party Major battles and turning points in the conflict The defeat of Japan Concentration and death camps Life on the home front Bringing Nazi war criminals to justice Spies and scientists Nazi art, entertainment, and propaganda The worldwide political, social, and economic changes wrought by the conflict Throughout these chapters are over 50 primary sources, including selections from Hitlers Mein Kampf, Winston Churchills Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat speech, views of the war told through the words and pictures of American cartoonist Bill Mauldin, a selection of Ernie Pyles dispatches, and letters from wives to their husbands on the front. Each selection is accompanied by introductory material, a discussion of key elements of the source, a report on the aftermath, and further reading. Volume 3 presents over 100 biographical profiles ranging from 1, 500 to 3, 000 words on famous, 01
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2001. THREE VOLUME SET. HARDCOVER. A good ex-library copy with usual library markings. Minor cover wear. Pages are clean and free of writing. No dust jacket. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world.
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New. 0787650188. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED-COMPLETE THREE (3) VOLUME SET-1, 100 pages. From School Library Journal: " While most other reference books on this subject attribute the rise of Nazism to the terms of the Versailles Treaty and worldwide economic depression, this set digs deeper. Volume one begins with a discussion of events before and after World War I. It considers the growing nationalism of the European countries, the conflict within Germany that led to Hitler's ascension, and the conditions that led to Fascism in Italy, Japan's militarism, and U. S. Isolationism. Volume two provides details about the Allied invasion of France; life on the home front; spies, secrets, and codes; major turning points in the war; fighting in France, Africa, and the Pacific; the defeat of Nazi Germany; and the use of atomic weapons. It also covers the ghettos, camps, resistance and rescue, displaced persons, the Nuremberg Trials, and recovery and war memorials. Each chapter ends with the text of one or more primary sources. Volume three offers more than 100 individual and group biographies. Illustrations consist of 800 black-and-white maps, charts, tables, and photographs..."--with a bonus offer--
