An edition of World War II (2002)

World War II

the rest of the story and how it affects you today, 1930 to September 11, 2001

Rev. ed.

by

  • 3 Want to read
Cover of: World War II by Richard J. Maybury, Rick Maybury
Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
  • 3 Want to read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
December 7, 2020 | History
Edit
An edition of World War II (2002)

World War II

the rest of the story and how it affects you today, 1930 to September 11, 2001

Rev. ed.

by

  • 3 Want to read

An examination of the ideas and events that led to World War II, events during the war, and how they led to subsequent wars, including the "war on terror," written as a series of letters from a man to his niece or nephew.

Publish Date
Publisher
Bluestocking Press
Language
English
Pages
349

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Subjects

Influence, World politics, World War, 1939-1945, Terrorism, Juvenile literature, Protracted conflicts (Military science)

Times

1945-
Edition Availability
Cover of: World War II
World War II: the rest of the story and how it affects you today, 1930 to September 11, 2001
2003, Bluestocking Press
Paperback in English - Rev. ed.
Cover of: World War II
World War II: the rest of the story and how it affects you today, 1930 to September 11, 2001
2002, Bluestocking Press
in English

Add another edition?

Book Details

Table of Contents

Uncle Eric's model of how the world works
Author's disclosure
Cast of characters
Timeline
Part one : Who were the good guys? The main theater of the war
Good guys against bad guys
Not six million
World War II was nothing new
Millions
Britain was a white hat?
British conquests
P.T. Barnum knew
British area bombing
Two questions
Part two : First rumblings. When did the war begin?
Appeasement and comparative brutality
Carving up Central Europe
Part three : The U.S. enters the war. The French versus the French
Significance of the Higgins Boat
Only Genghis Khan did it
The solution
Events leading to Pearl Harbor
Hiding facts about the brawl
The great World War II myth
FDR's Pearl Harbor speech
A secret agreement
Why did the Japanese attack?
Pearl Harbor, FDR's deceit
The Flying Tigers and B-17 bombers
"Caught with their pants down"
Planes parked too close together
The Prokofiev Seamount
The necessary sacrifice?
You've seen the photos
Part four : The economics of the war. The myth of German might
Focus on the Eastern front
Of photographs and weather
German production of weapons
Germany's unknown second army
Tank treads, trucks, and submarines
Germany's wonder weapons
Oil and rifles
Americans were less intelligent?
The Brookings revelation
Russia invaded by Keystone Kops
Omaha Beach, bravery versus heroism
Part five : The USG makes it worse. The German underground
Unconditional surrender
Why did Roosevelt do it?
Rarely questioned
Why was Nagasaki bombed?
105 aircraft carriers
Surrender near
Fierce fighters
The Russians react
The Soviet uprising
Part six : Effect on us today. Arm any gangster
September 11th
Blowback
MAD
Police officers of the world
Summary
Part seven : Final thoughts about war. The needless deaths of 35 million
The normal condition of humans
The cause of war
Minor league to emperor of the world
Appendix. Bibliography and suggested reading
Suggested listening
Suggested viewing
Glossary
About Richard J. Maybury

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-332) and index.
"Part two of a two-part series about the World Wars."

Published in
Placerville, CA
Series
An Uncle Eric book
Genre
Juvenile literature.
Other Titles
World War 2, World War Two
Copyright Date
2003

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.53
Library of Congress
D743.7 .M364 2003

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
349 p.
Number of pages
349
Dimensions
22 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3677405M
ISBN 10
0942617436
ISBN 13
9780942617436
LCCN
2003016765
OCLC/WorldCat
52838253
Library Thing
119397
Goodreads
843454

Source records

Scriblio MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record

Work Description

Richard Maybury's book, World War II, focuses on ideas and events in the Second World War and how they affect us today. Mr. Maybury explains, "The most important parts of World War II were how the U.S. got into it, the way the war was conducted, and the ideas that emerged from it. These set the stage for the world we live in today.The misunderstandings about World War II created a chain reaction or domino effect that led to America's subsequent wars, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Iraq-Kuwait War, and the 'War on Terror' that began September 11, 2001." The domino effect continues. - Back cover.

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

See All

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
December 7, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
August 8, 2014 Edited by Bryan Tyson Edited without comment.
August 8, 2014 Edited by Bryan Tyson Edited without comment.
April 30, 2011 Edited by OCLC Bot Added OCLC numbers.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from Scriblio MARC record