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| | See [[Bibliography of World War II]] | | See [[Bibliography of World War II]] |
| | ===Overview=== | | ===Overview=== |
| − | * Dear, I. C. B. and M. R. D. Foot, eds. ''Oxford Companion to World War II'' (in Britain titled ''Oxford Companion to the Second World War'') (2005; 2nd ed. 2009). The best reference book; [http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-World-War-II/dp/019280670X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236549909&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | + | * Dear, I. C. B. and M. R. D. Foot, eds. ''Oxford Companion to World War II'' (in Britain titled ''Oxford Companion to the Second World War'') (2005; 2nd ed. 2009). The best reference book; [https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-World-War-II/dp/019280670X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236549909&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | * ''Times Atlas of the Second World War'' (1995) | | * ''Times Atlas of the Second World War'' (1995) |
| | * Weinberg, Gerhard L. ''A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II'', (1994) the best overall view of the war. | | * Weinberg, Gerhard L. ''A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II'', (1994) the best overall view of the war. |
| | ===Europe=== | | ===Europe=== |
| − | * Bell, P. M. H. ''The Origins of the Second World War in Europe.'' (3rd ed. 2007). 326 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-World-War-Europe/dp/1405840285/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search] | + | * Bell, P. M. H. ''The Origins of the Second World War in Europe.'' (3rd ed. 2007). 326 pp. [https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-World-War-Europe/dp/1405840285/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Boyce, Robert, and Joseph A. Maiolo. ''The Origins of World War Two: The Debate Continues'' (2003) [http://www.amazon.com/Origins-World-War-Two-Continues/dp/0333945395/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195791097&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search] | + | * Boyce, Robert, and Joseph A. Maiolo. ''The Origins of World War Two: The Debate Continues'' (2003) [https://www.amazon.com/Origins-World-War-Two-Continues/dp/0333945395/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195791097&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search] |
| | * Eubank, Keith. ''The Origins of World War II'' (2004), short survey | | * Eubank, Keith. ''The Origins of World War II'' (2004), short survey |
| | * Finney, Patrick. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (1998), 480pp | | * Finney, Patrick. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (1998), 480pp |
| − | * Henig, Ruth. ''The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1941'' (2005), short, balanced summary [http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-1933-1941-Lancaster-Pamphlets/dp/0415332613/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-11 excerpt and text search] | + | * Henig, Ruth. ''The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1941'' (2005), short, balanced summary [https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-1933-1941-Lancaster-Pamphlets/dp/0415332613/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-11 excerpt and text search] |
| | * Lamb, Margaret and Tarling, Nicholas. ''From Versailles to Pearl Harbor: The Origins of the Second World War in Europe and Asia.'' (2001). 238 pp. | | * Lamb, Margaret and Tarling, Nicholas. ''From Versailles to Pearl Harbor: The Origins of the Second World War in Europe and Asia.'' (2001). 238 pp. |
| | * Langer, William, and S. Everett Gleason. ''The Undelcared War: 1940-1941'' (1953) very influential semi-official study of U.S. policy | | * Langer, William, and S. Everett Gleason. ''The Undelcared War: 1940-1941'' (1953) very influential semi-official study of U.S. policy |
| − | *Overy, Richard. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (3rd ed. 2008) [http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-World-War-3rd/dp/1405824697/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search] | + | *Overy, Richard. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (3rd ed. 2008) [https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-World-War-3rd/dp/1405824697/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Reynolds, David. ''From Munich to Pearl Harbor: Roosevelt's America and the Origins of the Second World War'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Munich-Pearl-Harbor-Roosevelts-American/dp/1566633907/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search] | + | * Reynolds, David. ''From Munich to Pearl Harbor: Roosevelt's America and the Origins of the Second World War'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Munich-Pearl-Harbor-Roosevelts-American/dp/1566633907/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search] |
| | * Watt, Donald Cameron ''How War Came: The Immediate Origins of the Second World War, 1938-1939'', (1989), the major survey | | * Watt, Donald Cameron ''How War Came: The Immediate Origins of the Second World War, 1938-1939'', (1989), the major survey |
| | ==Pacific== | | ==Pacific== |