World War II

The Oxford illustrated history of World War II

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"A team of leading historians reassesses the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of the Allied response but also from the view-point of the Axis aggressor states. Under Richard Overy's expert editorial guidance, the contributions take…

Saving lives in wartime China: how medical reformers built modern healthcare sys…

by Watt, John R., (John Robertson)

fromChina studies (Leiden, Netherlands)

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In the 1920s and 1930s most Chinese people suffered from overwhelming health problems. Epidemic diseases killed tens of millions, drought, flood and famine killed many more, and unhygienic birthing led to serious maternal and child mortality. The Civil War between Nationalist an…

Mengele: the complete story

by Posner, Gerald L., Ware, John

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Chronicles the life of German physician Josef Mengele, focusing on the barbaric experiments he performed on Jews during the Holocaust.

The Butcher of Poland: Hitler's lawyer Hans Frank

by O'Connor, Garry, Spellmount (Firm)

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"The life of the Bavarian Hans Frank, one of the ten war criminals hanged at Nuremburg in 1946, who converted to Catholicism before he died, has not received the full attention the world has given to other Nazi leaders. In many ways he warrants it more. His life symbolises Germa…

White ensign flying: corvette HMCS Trentonian

by Litwiller, Roger

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-- Trentonian -- Trentonian to life, illustrating this testament to the ship and the men who served in it.

Lard, lice, and longevity: the standard of living in occupied Denmark and th…

by Futselaar, Ralf

fromStudies of the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation

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Lard, lice and longevity reconstructs economic policies implemented in Denmark and the Netherlands during the German occupation. It clearly shows that the experiences of both these countries during World War I, and during the 1930s equipped them to introduce extensive and intrus…

Food will win the war: the politics, culture, and science of food on Can…

by Mosby, Ian

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During the Second World War, as Canada struggled to provide its allies with food, public health officials warned that malnutrition could derail the war effort. Posters admonished Canadians to "Eat Right" because "Canada Needs You Strong" while cookbooks helped housewives become …

Europe on trial: the story of collaboration, resistance, and retri…

by Deák, István

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In Europe on Trial, acclaimed historian Istvan Deak presents the comparative history of collaboration, retribution, and resistance during World War II. Deak explores these three themes through the Western and Eastern European countries that suffered at the hands of German milita…

Europe on trial: the story of collaboration, resistance, and retri…

by Deák, István

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In Europe on Trial, acclaimed historian Istvan Deak presents the comparative history of collaboration, retribution, and resistance during World War II. Deak explores these three themes through the Western and Eastern European countries that suffered at the hands of German milita…

The Comanche code talkers of World War II

by Meadows, William C.

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This book tells the full story of the Comanche Code Talkers for the first time. Drawing on interviews with all surviving members of the unit, their original training officer, and fellow soldiers, as well as military records and news accounts, the author follows the group from th…

The Holocaust and the Germanization of Ukraine

by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Steinhart, Eric Conrad

fromPublications of the German Historical Institute

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"The German invasion of the Soviet Union during the Second World War was central to Nazi plans for territorial expansion and genocidal demographic revolution. To create "living space," Nazi Germany pursued two policies. The first was the systematic murder of millions of Jews, Sl…

Cartea neagra: le livre noir de la destruction des Juifs de Roum…

by Carp, Matatias, Laignel-Lavastine, Alexandra

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Pp. 7-38 contain an introduction by Alexandra Laignel-Lavastine.

The Perils of Peace

by Reinisch, Jessica

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When the war was over in 1945, Germany was a country with no government, little functioning infrastructure, millions of refugees and homeless people, and huge foreign armies living largely off the land. Large parts of the country were covered in rubble, with no clean drinking wa…

The perils of peace: the public health crisis in occupied Germany

by Reinisch, Jessica

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This is an archive-based study examining how the four Allies - Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union - prepared for and conducted their occupation of Germany after its defeat in 1945. It uses the case of public health to shed light on the complexities of the im…