Showalter, president of the Society for Military History, is joined by historians and military scholars, to present this fifth volume in the Gale Group's series on major controversial events in history. This volume presents point/counterpoint essays on topics such as the Holocaust, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Tokyo trials, and the internment of Japanese Americans and Canadians. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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History in Dispute - World War II, 1942-1945 (History in Dispute)

HISTORY IN DISPUTE, Volume 5 - World War II, 1943–1945

History in Dispute Volume 21. (History in Dispute)

World War II, 1942-1945. Vol. 5

Benjamin Frankel; Mazal Holocaust Collection

Benjamin Frankel; Thomson Gale (Firm)

St. James Press Staff

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Paul Du Quenoy

Saint James Press [Imprint] Cengage Gale

U.S. History In Context, Detroit, ©2000-<c2005>

United States, United States of America

Detroit, Michigan, 2000

Illustrated, 2000

March 17, 2000

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"A Manly, Inc. book."
Vol. have imprint: Thomson/Gale.

Cover Page......Page 1
ADVISORY BOARD......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
ISBN 1558624112......Page 5
CONTENTS (with page links)......Page 6
ABOUT THE SERIES......Page 13
PREFACE......Page 14
CHRONOLOGY......Page 19
Airpower: Was Allied airpower decisive in World War II?......Page 23
Airborne Forces: Did the airborne forces of World War II require resources that could have been better applied elsewhere?......Page 32
Allied Strategy: Did Dwight D. Eisenhower's broad-front strategy in northwest Europe offer better possibilities for rapidly defeating Germany than Bernard Law Montgomery's single-thrust approach?......Page 41
The Allies: Was the postwar collapse of the Allies' coalition inevitable?......Page 49
Anglo-American Disputes: Was the Anglo-American dispute over strategic priorities in the European theater significant?......Page 56
Anglo-American Relations: Was there a mutual trust between the Americans and British during World War II?......Page 63
Atomic Bomb: Was the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified?......Page 70
Auschwitz: Should the Allies have bombed the railroad facilities and crematoriums at Auschwitz and other death camps?......Page 78
The Axis: Did the Axis powers cooperate effectively during World War II?......Page 84
The Balkans: Did a refusal to invade the Balkans in mid 1944 represent a missed opportunity for the Western Allies to end the war sooner and gain control of Eastern Europe?......Page 90
Battle Of The Atlantic: Has the significance of the Battle of the Atlantic been exaggerated?......Page 101
Bomber Offensive: Was the Allied bombing of enemy cities such as Dresden, Hamburg, and Tokyo necessary?......Page 108
Bombing Of Civilians: Was Allied and Axis utilization of strategic bombing in World War II based essentially on pragmatic considerations?......Page 115
Chemical Warfare: Why were chemical weapons not used in World War II?......Page 123
Emperor Hirohito: Was Emperor Hirohito of Japan responsible for fostering his nation's aggression in World War II?......Page 130
European Response: Did the Western powers take appropriate action to stop the rise of Adolf Hitler?......Page 136
The Generals: Did German generals on the whole outperform their American and British counterparts?......Page 144
Hitler And The United States: Was it wise for Adolf Hitler to declare war on the United States after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?......Page 153
Hitler's Army: Did the Wehrmacht reflect Adolf Hitler's ideology?......Page 159
Ho Chi Minh: Should the United States have attempted to establish a favorable relationship with Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh in 1945?......Page 167
Holocaust: Mass Murder: Was the Holocaust a specifically German atrocity?......Page 173
Holocaust: The System: Was the Holocaust different from other cases of genocide?......Page 181
Imperial Systems: Did the British and French view World War II as the beginning of the end for their respective empires?......Page 190
Italy: To what degree did Italy hinder the Axis war effort?......Page 197
Japanese Internment: Was the internment of Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians during the war justified?......Page 205
Nationalist China: Did Western support of Nationalist China during World War II represent a wasted effort?......Page 213
Naval Treaties: Was it wise for signatory nations to agree to the interwar naval disarmament treaties?......Page 223
Nazi Rise To Power: Was the German population a willing supporter of the Nazi regime?......Page 232
Nuremberg: Should the Nuremberg Trials have been held to establish the guilt of Nazi war criminals and sentence them?......Page 240
Operation Barbarossa: Was it prudent for Germany to invade the Soviet Union in 1941?......Page 248
Operation Dragoon: Was the invasion of southern France in 1944 strategically effective?......Page 257
Resistance Movements: Were resistance and partisan movements decisive in bringing about the defeat of Germany in World War II?......Page 265
Roosevelt: Was Franklin D. Roosevelt a great war leader?......Page 271
Submarine: Did submarines play an important role in World War II?......Page 277
The Tokyo Trials: Were the Tokyo Trials of accused Japanese war criminals conducted fairly?......Page 285
Unconditional Surrender: Was it wise for the Allies to demand the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan in World War II?......Page 292
U. S. Combat Effectiveness: Were U.S. ground troops less effective than the Germans and the Japanese?......Page 300
U.S. Isolationism: How did U.S. isolationism contribute to the cause of World War II?......Page 310
U.S. Marines: Was the "island hopping" of the U.S. Marines in the Pacific theater an effective strategy?......Page 317
Women's Role: How important was the role of women in World War II?......Page 324
Yalta: Did the Yalta conference represent an Anglo-American capitulation to Soviet occupation in Eastern Europe?......Page 331
References......Page 339
Contributor Notes......Page 353
Index......Page 355

Vol. 1. The Cold War : first series / edited by Benjamin Frankel
v. 2. American social and political movements, 1900-1945 : pursuit of liberty / edited by Robert J. Allison
v. 3. American social and political movements, 1900-1945 : pursuit of progress / edited by Robert J. Allison
v. 4. World War II / edited by Dennis Showalter
v. 5. World War II / edited by Dennis Showalter
v. 6. The Cold War : second series / edited by Dennis E. Showalter and Paul DuQuenoy
v. 7. Water and the environment since 1945 : global perspectives
v. 8. World War I, first series / edited by Dennis E. Showalter
v. 9. World War I : second series / edited by Dennis Showalter
v. 10. The Crusades, 1095-1291
v. 11. The Holocaust, 1933-1945 / edited by Tandy McConnell
v. 12. The American Revolution, 1763-1789 / edited by Keith Krawczynksi
v. 13. Slavery in the Western hemisphere, circa 1500-1888 / edited by Mark G. Malvasi
v. 14. The Middle East since 1945. First series / edited by David W. Lesch
v. 15. The Middle East since 1945. Second series / edited by David W. Lesch
v. 16. Twentieth-century European social and political movements. First series / edited by Paul du Quenoy
v. 17. Twentieth-century European social and political movements. Second series / edited by Paul du Quenoy
v. 18. The Spanish Civil War / edited by Kenneth W. Estes and Daniel Kowalsky
v. 19. The Red scare after 1945 / edited by Robbie Lieberman
v. 20. Classical antiquity and classical studies / edited by Paul Allen Miller and Charles Platter
v. 21. Revolutionary Russia, 1890-1930 / edited by Paul du Quenoy

Volume I of a projected six-volume set designed to stimulate critical thinking about major historical events by illuminating opposing viewpoints and perspectives on heavily debated questions. Each volume will contain about 50 entries that begin with a brief overview summarizing the controversy followed by two or more point-counterpoint essays; primary source documents critical to the debate; a list of key players involved in the event; photographs and drawings of the pertinent individuals, sites, objects or documents; and suggestions for further reading. Includes a chronology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Annotation History in Dispute offers students different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe. Each volume has a thematic, era or subject-specific focus that coincides with the way history is studied at the academic level. Each volume contains roughly 50 entries, chosen by an advisory board of historians and academics

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