Ebook: World War II: the rest of the story and how it affects you today, 1930 to September 11, 2001
Author: Maybury Rick
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- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Bluestocking Press
- City: Placerville, CA
- Edition: Rev. ed
- Language: English
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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 Read more...
Abstract: 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.
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