World War II : the resistance : the fight for freedom in Occupied Europe / written by Stéphanie Simonnet ; translated by Rebecca Neal. by Simonnet, Stéphanie

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- The Resistance during the Second World War -- Key information -- Introduction -- Context -- The start of the Second World War -- The early stages of the Resistance -- Europe under German occupation -- Some key figures of the Resistance -- France -- Poland -- Germany -- The Resistance -- The different forms of resistance -- The Resistance in Poland -- The Resistance in France -- The Resistance in Germany -- The question of collaboration -- The suppression of the Resistance -- Harsh punishment -- Tragic losses for mixed results -- Summary -- Find out more.…”
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The last century of sea power / H.P. Willmott. by Willmott, H. P.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the Second World War; Five Navies, Sea Power, and Two or More Wars; Part 3. …”
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Churchill and de Gaulle : the geopolitics of liberty / Will Morrisey. by Morrisey, Will

Table of Contents: “…-- The greatness of Great Britain -- The grandeur of France -- The geopolitics of Great Britain -- The geopolitics of France -- How Churchill understood the geopolitics of the First World War -- How de Gaulle understood the geopolitics of the First World War -- How Churchill understood the geopolitics of the Second World War -- How de Gaulle understood the geopolitics of the Second World War -- How Churchill understood the geopolitics of the Cold War -- How de Gaulle understood the geopolitics of the Cold War.…”
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Gandhi's interpreter : a life of Horace Alexander / by Geoffrey Carnall ; foreword by Philippa Gregory. by Carnall, Geoffrey

Table of Contents: “…Cover; CONTENTS; DEDICATION; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ARCHIVE SOURCES; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 THE MAKING OF AN INTERNATIONALIST; 2 THE HUMANISING OF AN INTELLECTUAL; 3 THE DISCOVERY OF GANDHI; 4 QUAKER INTERVENTIONS; 5 THE 1930s; 6 THE SECOND WORLD WAR; 7 TO INDIA WITH THE FRIENDS' AMBULANCE UNIT; 8 CAMPAIGNING IN BRITAIN ANDTHE USA; 9 INDIAN INDEPENDENCE AND ITS AFTERMATH; 10 INDIA AND THE QUEST FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD ORDER; APPENDIX: FRITZ BERBER IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.…”
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A history of chemical warfare / Kim Coleman. by Coleman, Kim, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…-- The First World War -- The Inter-War Years 1919-1939 -- The Second World War -- The Soviet Threat, Korea and Vietnam 1945-1975 -- The Middle East, Afghanistan, Bosnia and the Gulf -- Chemical Terrorism -- Controlling Chemical Weapons.…”
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Cultivating victory : the Women's Land Army and the Victory Garden movement / Cecilia Gowdy-Wygant. by Gowdy-Wygant, Cecilia

Table of Contents: “…The First World War -- The Second World War -- Cultivation and Cultural Transcendence.…”
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Stormtroopers : a new history of Hitler's Brownshirts / Daniel Siemens. by Siemens, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…The SA and the "Germanization" of the European east -- Stormtroopers in the Second World War -- SA diplomats and the Holocaust in Southeastern Europe -- "Not guilty": the legacy of the SA in Germany after the Second World War -- Conclusion: the SA and National Socialism.…”
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A European Memory? : Contested Histories and Politics of Remembrance. by Pakier, Malgorzata

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 6 -- Damnatio Memoriae and the Power of RemembranceChapter 7 -- Seeing Dark and Writing Light; Part II -- Remembering Europe's Dark Pasts; Section 3 -- Remembering the Second World War; Chapter 8 -- Remembering the Second World War in Western Europea, 1945-2005; Chapter 9 -- Practices and Politics of Second World War Remembrance; Chapter 10 -- A Victory Celebrated; Section 4 -- Towards a Europeanisation of the Commemoration of the Holocaust; Chapter 11 -- Remembering Eu.…”
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The attack on Pearl Harbor : the attack that shook America / written by Victoria Domingos Valentim in collaboration with Mathieu Roger ; translated by Rebecca Neal. by Domingos Valentim, Victoria, Roger, Mathieu

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- The Attack on Pearl Harbor -- Key information -- Introduction -- Social and political context -- The beginnings of the Second World War -- Japanese expansionism -- The United States and the Second World War -- Key protagonists -- Husband Edward Kimmel, American admiral -- Walter Campbell Short, American general -- Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral -- Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese commander -- Analysis of the attack -- The preparations -- The objectives and strategy of the attack -- The attack -- Impact of the attack -- On the way to a global conflict -- The reactions of the Axis and Japan -- Controversy: was Roosevelt guilty? …”
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Dealing with wars and dictatorships : legal concepts and categories in action / edited by Liora Israël, Guillaume Mouralis.

Table of Contents: “…Transnational Implications of the Greek Purge of Wartime Collaborators -- The Defense in the Dock: Professional Purges of French Lawyers after the Second World War -- Law and the Soviet Purge: Domestic Renewal and International Convergences -- Circulation of Models of épuration after the Second World War: from France to Italy -- Reassessing the Boundaries of Transitional Justice: An Inquiry of Political Transitions, Armed Conflicts and Human Rights Violations -- The Emergence of Transitional Justice as a Professional International Practice -- The Uncertain Place of Purge within Transitional Justice, and the Limitations of International Law in the World's Response to Mass Atrocity.…”
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Working in a world of hurt : trauma and resilience in the narratives of medical personnel in warzones / Carol Acton and Jane Potter. by Acton, Carol, 1958-, Potter, Jane (Lecturer)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 'These frightful sights would work havoc with one's brain : First World War writings by medical personnel -- 'Over there' : American confidence and the narrative of resilience in the Great War -- 'You damn well just got on with your job' : medical personnel and the invasion of Europe in the Second World War -- 'It was a tough life and I did all I could to lighten the men;s burden' : British POW medics' memoirs of the Second World War -- Claiming trauma : women in the Vietnam War -- Crying silently : doctors and medics in the Vietnam War -- Fatal injury -- Conclusion: 'Shared experiences and meanings'.…”
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Nazism in Syria and Lebanon : the Ambivalence of the German Option, 1933-1945. by Nordbruch, Götz

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on transcription; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Struggles for a new order: The rise of the Nazi regime and the Levantine mandates (1933-1936); 3 Nazism and the Levant -- Nazism in the Levant: Between treaty negotiations and the Second World War (1936-1939); 4 Repercussions of the Second World War: Facing the Axis in the Levant (1939-1941); 5 Nazism in retreat: The fading of an option and the battle for independence (1941-1945); 6 The Levant in May 1945: The defeat of Nazism and hopes for independence; 7 Conclusion; Notes.…”
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Three Republics One Navy. by Clayton, Anthony

Table of Contents: “…Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; List of Illustrations ; Author's Note ; 1 Introduction: France and Seapower ; 2 Strategies and Ships: 1870s to 1904 ; 3 Naval Operations 1871-1904 ; 4 New Strategies and Preparation for War 1905-1914 ; 5 The First World War and its Aftermath 1914-1920 ; 6 The Inter-War Years 1919-1939 ; 7 The Second World War 1939-1942 ; 8 The Second World War 1943-1945 ; 9 The Fourth Republic 1946-1958 ; 10 The Fifth Republic 1958 to 1999 ; Conclusion ; Appendix: Names of Marine warships that commemorate past commanders, sea officers and explorers.…”
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Final Voyage : the World's Worst Maritime Disasters. by Eyers, Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 In the Hands of God: Catastrophe at sea during the Age of Sail; 2 Americaâ#x80;#x99;s Titanic: Triumph and tragedy aboard the Sultana; 3 The Halifax Explosion: The loss of a ship, the devastation of a city; 4 War at Sea: From the Spanish Armada to the Bismarck; 5 Britainâ#x80;#x99;s Darkest Hour: The loss of the Lancastria and why Churchill covered it up; 6 The Age of Total Loss: Tragedy without triumph during the Second World War; 7 Ten Thousand Dead: The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff; 8 Worse than Titanic: Maritime disasters since the Second World War; Index.…”
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From World War to Cold War : Churchill, Roosevelt, and the international history of the 1940s / David Reynolds. by Reynolds, David, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…The origins of 'The Second World War' : historical discourse and international politics ; 1940 : fulcrum of the twentieth century? …”
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Diaspora at war : the Chinese of Singapore between empire and nation, 1937-1945 / by Ernest Koh. by Koh, Ernest

Table of Contents: “…Nation, Remembrance, and Singapore's Second World Wars -- Britain, China, and the Creation of Chinese Diasporas in Malaya -- The Sino-Japanese War -- The Imperial War -- The Pacific War -- Forgotten Frames.…”
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Growth of the international economy, 1820-2015 / A.G. Kenwood, A.L. Lougheed, and Michael Graff. by Kenwood, A. G.

Table of Contents: “…The First World War and the interwar years -- pt. 3. The Second World War and the post-1945 international economy.…”
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A Century of Spies : Intelligence in the Twentieth Century. by Richelson, Jeffery T.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Part I: 1900-1939; Part II: The Second World War; Part III: The Cold War Era and Beyond; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Index.…”
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Twentieth-century Britain : a very short introduction / Kenneth O. Morgan. by Morgan, Kenneth O.

Table of Contents: “…The Thirties -- 4. The Second World War -- 5. The Post-War World -- 6. From the Seventies to the Nineties -- 7. …”
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Sovereignty and the responsibility to protect : a new history / Luke Glanville. by Glanville, Luke

Table of Contents: “…The social construction of sovereign responsibilities -- Sovereignty in early modern Europe -- The rise of popular sovereignty -- Sovereignty and the non-European world -- Sovereignty after the Second World War -- The rise of the responsibility to protect.…”
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