{"product_id":"the-united-states-at-war-1941-1945-isbn-9780882952819","title":"The United States at War, 1941 - 1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 3rd edition presents a concise overview of how the war was fought as well as a consideration of the ways in which Americans regarded allies and enemies, embraced heroes, and viewed the war's purpose. Making the important distinction between popular notions and military and political realities, Gary Hess helps today's readers to better understand the complexity of the conflict. Updated to incorporate the latest scholarship, this latest edition also includes new material to underscore more fully the moral dimensions of the war, including the American decision to use the atomic bomb, the ruthless campaigns of both the Germans and Russians in Eastern Europe, American reaction to the Holocaust as well as the government's post-war tolerance and protection of Nazis deemed valuable to Cold War research and intelligence. Enhanced coverage of specific topics including the Bataan Death March, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Allied uncovering of concentration camps rounds out the narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One. To Pearl Harbor: The United States and World Crisis 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arsenal of Democracy: The War in Europe 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Not Enough Ships\": The Effort to Restrain Japan 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two. Allied Defeats and the Axis Ascendancy, 1941-1942 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nazi Empire at Its Peak 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan’s Imperial Conquests 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefeat and Surrender in the Philippines 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopular Perceptions and Expectations 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three. The War in Europe: The Turn of the Tide 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Debate over Strategy 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe North African Invasion 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eastern Front: The Russian Victory at Stalingrad 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Battle of the Atlantic 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Air War: The Bombing of Germany 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cross-Channel Invasion: D-Day 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four. The Pacific Theater: The War against Japan, 1942-1945 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Our War”: Characteristics and Popular Perceptions 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMidway: The End of Japan’s Naval Invincibility 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuadalcanal: The First Offensive 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Island Campaign, 1943-1944 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIwo Jima and Okinawa 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan 1945: The Refusal to Surrender 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five. The Diplomatic Front: Roosevelt and the American Vision of the Postwar World 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe United Nations 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoviet-American Cooperation 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s International Status 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End of Colonialism 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six. The Dilemmas of Victory 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictory in Europe and the Extent of Nazi Tyranny 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Greatest Thing in History”: The Atomic Bomb and Japan’s Surrender 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHiroshima and Magasaki: The Lingering Questions 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA People Victorious: America at the End of the War 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: Why the Allies Won 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotographs follow page 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope under the Axis 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan’s Empire, 1942 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllied Offensives, 1942-1945 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eU.S. Offensive against Japan 60\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary R. Hess\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor of History at Bowling Green State University. His research and teaching interests focused on U.S. foreign relations from World War II to the present. He is the author of several books, including most recently: \u003ci\u003ePresidential Decisions for War\u003c\/i\u003e (rev. ed., 2009); and \u003ci\u003eVietnam: Explaining America’s Lost War\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). He has been a four-time Fulbright Scholar\/Lecturer in India. He is a past president of both the Society for Historians of American Foreign Realtions and the Ohio Academy of History. Both organizations recognized his scholarly and service contributions through their Norman and Laura Graebner Award and Distinguished Historian Award, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990360899813,"sku":"NP9780882952819","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780882952819.jpg?v=1761787511","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-united-states-at-war-1941-1945-isbn-9780882952819","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}