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Discusses the factors that led to World War II; describes the events of the war, from the invasion of Poland that began it to its end with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and explores its aftermath.
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Now in Paperback!Beginning with the complex political and social circumstances that led to World War II, this volume comprehensively discusses the decisions made, battles fought, lives affected, and subsequent results of the war that defined the twentieth century. It includes firsthand testimony of young soldiers who remember the front lines, as well as the wives, parents, and children left at home.
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