December 1941 : twelve days that began a world war / Evan Mawdsley.
| Author/creator | Mawdsley, Evan, 1945- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011. |
| Description | ix, 347 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1 December: Japan, Germany, and the coming world war -- 1 December: the fight to the death in Russia -- 1 December: London, Libya, and the dangers of the Far East -- 1 December: Washington, magic, and the Japanese peril -- 2 December: two doomed battleships in Singapore -- 3 December: the president's secret promise -- 4 December: Hitler and Japan's war of conquest -- 5 December: the lull before two storms -- 6 December: General Zhukov throws in his armies -- 7 December: date of infamy: Japan's undeclared wars in Malaya and Hawaii -- 8 December: the beginning of the end of the British empire -- 9 December: FDR begins the American century -- 10 December: Force 'Z' and the Malayan tragedy -- 11 December: Hitler's war on America -- 12 December: world war and the destruction of the Jews -- Aftermath: the new war and a new world. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-336) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011021435 |
| ISBN | 9780300154450 |
| ISBN | 0300154453 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D743 .M365 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |