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The causes, events and legacy of World War II are the subjects of this 2-vol. set. Part of the U·X·LR World War II Reference Library, World War II: Almanac provides extensive background information and includes contrary viewpoints that are presented in an objective manner. Students will read about the climate before the war, important battles, scientific developments, civilian experiences and how the world was different at war's end. The 17subject chapters include: Holocaust, The Allies and the Axis, Spies and Scientists, the Defeat of Germany, and more. Also included are sidebars, glossary, timeline, sources for further study and an index.
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Primary Sources
Primary Sources Barbara C. Bigelow Edited by Christine Slovey
World War II: Primary Sources
Barbara C. Bigelow
Staff Christine Slovey, U•X•L Editor Carol DeKane Nagel, U•X•L Managing Editor Tom Romig, U•X•L Publisher Rita Wimberley, Senior Buyer Dorothy Maki, Manufacturing Manager Evi Seoud, Assistant Production Manager Mary Beth Trimper, Production Director Margaret A. Chamberlain, Permissions Specialist Eric Johnson and Martha Schiebold, Cover Art Directors Pamela A.E. Galbreath, Page Art Director Cynthia Baldwin, Product Design Manager Barbara J. Yarrow, Graphic Services Supervisor Linda Mahoney, LM Design, Typesetting Laura Exner, XNR Productions, Inc., Cartographer Front cover photographs reproduced by permission of Corbis and Corbis/Dean Wong. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data World War II: primary sources / [compiled by] Barbara C. Bigelow ; Christine Slovey, editor. p.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Presents fifteen excerpts from primary sources related to World War II, including speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts, novels, poems, and memoirs. ISBN 0-7876-3896-X 1. World War, 1939-1945 Sources