{"product_id":"the-world-in-flames-a-world-war-ii-sourcebook-paperback","title":"The World in Flames: A World War II Sourcebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrans Coetzee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Shevin-Coetzee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn edited volume of primary sources from the Second World War, \u003cem\u003eThe World in Flames: A World War II Sourcebook \u003c\/em\u003eis the first of its kind to provide an ambitious and wide-ranging survey of the war in a convenient and comprehensive package. Conveying the sheer scale and reach of the conflict, the book's twelve chapters include sufficient narrative and analysis to enable students to grasp both the war's broad outlines and the context and significance of each particular source. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the growing disenchantment over the World War I peace settlements and the determination of German, Italian, and Japanese leaders to revise the situation, the book traces the descent into open, armed conflict. It covers the spectacular early successes of the Germans and Japanese, the pivotal campaigns of 1942, and the Allied effort during the remaining three years to destroy the Axis' capacity to wage war. Drawing examples from a wide range of documents, the text also includes visual sources: propaganda posters, photos, and cartoons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth Frans Coetzee and Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee have taught at Yale and George Washington Universities and earned fellowships from the ACLS, Alexander von Humboldt, Fulbright and Mellon Foundations, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and the NEH. They are the authors or editors of five books and numerous articles and maintain a website on world history, www.history4everyone.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753922724128,"sku":"9780195174427","price":196.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a19108cbeda7d070eeb94cf67ddf52b4.webp?v=1780029628","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-world-in-flames-a-world-war-ii-sourcebook-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}