World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with General Sources

A broadly interdisciplinary work, this handbook discusses the best and most enduring literature related to the major topics and themes of World War II. Military historiography is treated in essays on the major theatres of military operations and the related themes of logistics and intelligence, while political and diplomatic history is covered in chapters on international relations, resistance movements and collaboration. The volume analyzes themes of domestic history in essays on economic mobilization, the home fronts, and women in the military and civilian life. The book also covers the Holocaust. This handbook approaches each topic from a global viewpoint rather than focusing on individual national communities. Except for nonprint material, the literature, research and sources surveyed are primarily those available in English. The volume is aimed at both experts on the war and the general academic community and should also be useful to students and serious laymen interested in the war.

Author Biography

LOYD E. LEE is Professor of History and Chair of the department at the State University of New York, College at New Paltz. He is the author of The War Years: A Global History of the Second World War (1989), The Politics of Harmony: Civil Service, Liberalism and Social Reform in Baden, 1800-1850 (1980), and other publications on German and global history.