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Special Interests, The State And The Anglo-American Alliance, 1939â€“1945

by Inderjeet Parmar

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 This book, first published in 1995, aims to enhance our understanding of the Anglo-American alliance by examining the origins of the alliance during the Second World War. It presents a case study of how power is distributed in British society, and who makes the political decisions that decisively shape the society and world.
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Violence And Public Memory

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 This book assesses violence & public memory by examining their interconnections in varied case studies across the United States, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It is an important book for the complex and often difficult history of the relationship between violence and the way it is publicly remembered.
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While The Pope Kept Silent - Assisi And The Nazi Occupation As Told By Padre Rufino Niccacci

by Alexander Ramati

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 This book, first published in 1978, details Father Rufinoâ€™s story of conducting â€˜Christian pilgrimsâ€™ from Assisi to the port of Genoa, and helping them find documentation and accommodation in the city under the noses of the Germans. These people were, of course, Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution.
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The Holocaust And The German Elite - Genocide And National Suicide In Germany, 1871â€“1945

by Rainer C. Baum

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 This book, first published in 1981, is a study of the social and political sources of amoral political rule in modern times. Only a moral indifference unparalleled in history made the Holocaust possible, and understanding this requires an understanding of the social forces that produced a national amorality among Germanyâ€™s elites.
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The History Of The French First Army

by Marshal De Lattre De Tassigny

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 This book, first published in 1952, gives a detailed first-hand account by its commanding officer of the French First Army, from its successful landings in the South of France through its liberation of Marseilles and breakout across the Rhine and victory beyond the Danube.
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Partisan Warfare

by Otto Heilbrunn

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 This book, first published in 1962, was the first systematic study of partisan war, investigating questions thrown up by the success of guerrillas in the Second World War, where they were never decisively beaten by regular armies.
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Psychology And The Soldier - The Art Of Leadership

by Norman Copeland

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 This book, first published in 1944, stresses the point that there is no shortcut to successful wartime leadership, and pays a close analysis to the attributes that contribute to being a sound leader of soldiers. It gives us valuable insights into the values and training of the British Army in the second half of the war.
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Who Defends Rome? - The Forty-Five Days, July 25â€“September 8, 1943

by Melton S. Davis

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 This book, first published in 1972, examines the tumultuous period between Mussoliniâ€™s dismissal and the German occupation of Rome 45 days later. This book reconstructs these days with a clear and thorough analysis, using new evidence not previously available to researchers.
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Churchill In His Time - A Study In A Reputation, 1939â€“1945

by Brian Gardner

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 This book, first published in 1968, analyses Winston Churchillâ€™s war years using a wide range of little-consulted sources to give us a full and round picture of a prime minister beloved by many but disliked by others. Contemporary accounts and opinions bring us close to the reality of the man and his nation at war.
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The War For Peace

by Leonard Woolf

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 In this book, first published in 1940, Leonard Woolf lays out the necessity for the establishment of a system providing for the rule of international law and cooperation, control of international power and collective defence against international aggression.
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The Fascist Challenge And The Policy Of Appeasement

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 This book, first published in 1983, illustrates the domestic and internal dimension of appeasement and explores the political options open to the western powers in the run up to the Second World War. It examines the factors pointing in the direction of a general settlement with the dictators.
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Who Will Take Our Children? - The Story Of The Evacuation In Britain 1939â€“1945

by Carlton Jackson

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 This book, first published in 1985, is a scholarly examination of the of the British wartime evacuation of 4 million people, mostly children, from the cities to the countryside â€" and how it affected social life during the war years.
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Scrap Book Of The Working Men'S College In Two World Wars

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 This book, first published in 1965, gives a thumb-nail sketch of the Working Menâ€™s College during wartime. It describes from contemporary accounts the life in the College itself, and reprints a selection of letters received from College men serving in the armed forces, giving a clear-eyed picture of the lives of men at war.
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Britain'S Food Supplies In Peace And War - A Survey Prepared For The Fabian Society

by Charles Smith

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 This book, first published in 1940, is a systematic analysis of Britainâ€™s principal food supplies and the means by which they are distributed to the people. Its calculates the total quantities of food required to feed the whole nation properly, examines pricing structures and the sources of the food stuffs.
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Western Germany - From Defeat To Rearmament

by Alfred Grosser

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 This book, first published in 1955, examines the total economic, political and social breakdown that Germany suffered in the last year of the Second World War and in its immediate aftermath, and the beginnings of the recovery in the Western half of the now-divided nation.
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Rommel'S Last Victory - The Battle Of Kasserine Pass

by Martin Blumenson

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 This book, first published in 1968, examines the disastrous defeat suffered by inexperienced American troops, newly landed in North Africa, at the hands of Rommel. The news of Kasserine shocked the United States militarily and politically, and led to swift changes in equipment and tactics.
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Tobruk 1941 - The Desert Siege

by Timothy Hall

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 This book, first published in 1984, examines the 1941 siege of Tobruk and the experiences of the inexperienced Australian troops facing Rommelâ€™s successful armies. It looks at the follies as well as the bravery, and the challenges both sides faced from fighting in desert conditions.
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The Battle Of Britain

by Edward Bishop

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 This book, first published in 1960, is a close examination of pre-war politicians for the preparedness of the air defence system, the conflicting views on the conduct of the battle on both sides, the attitude of the US, and the part played by such leading figures as Dowding, Park, Beaverbrook, Kesselring and Sperle.
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The War In Burma

by Roy Mckelvie

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 This book, first published in 1948, is an in-depth examination of the campaigns in Burma. It analyses the initial British failures, the straining of Anglo-American relations, the overcoming of military difficulties and the final victory of the combined British, Indian, American and Chinese forces.
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Refugees In The Age Of Total War

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 This book, first published in 1988, charts societyâ€™s responses to the huge numbers of refugees in Europe and the Middle East during and after the Second World War. At the close of the war large areas of Europe lay in ruins, and large numbers of refugees faced upheaval and famine.
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Civil Liberties In Britain During The 2nd World War - A Political Study

by Neil Stammers

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 This book, first published in 1983, is a detailed study of government policy towards civil liberties in Britain during the Second World War, the nature of crisis government and its implications for democracy.
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Film & Radio Propaganda In World War Ii

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 This book, first published in 1983, brings together leading world experts on film and radio propaganda in a study which deals with each of the major powers as well as several under occupation. It examines each nationsâ€™ propaganda content and compares the various strands of output designed for different audiences.
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Hitler'S Fall - The Newsreel Witness

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 This book, first published in 1988, provides a comparative approach for looking at the filmic witness of the final days of the Third Reich, and the opening of Stunde Null (Zero Hour) â€" the birth of a new Germany. It contains articles by a group of international scholars each dealing with the message of German defeat.
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General Staffs And Diplomacy Before The Second World War

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 This book, first published in 1978, examines the influence of the General Staffs upon the diplomacy of appeasement and rearmament between 1931 and 1941. The great question of European security and order are examined here through the eyes of Cabinets and Foreign Offices as well as through the eyes of Chiefs of Staff.
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