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oapen-20.500.12657-456292023-06-05T13:08:37Z A People's History of the Second World War Gluckstein, Donny History Second World War History Empire People's History Nazi Germany Fascism Colonialism Resistance Movements Greece Yugoslavia Poland Latvia France Italy USA Germany Austria Vietnam Indonesia ww2 wwii Imperialism Nazism bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBW Military history::HBWQ Second World War A People's History of the Second World War unearths the fascinating history of the war as fought 'from below'. Until now, the vast majority of historical accounts have focussed on the conflict between the Allied and Axis powers for imperialist mastery. Donny Gluckstein shows that in fact between 1939 and 1945 two distinct wars were fought – one ‘from above’ and one ‘from below’. Using examples from countries under the Nazi heel, in the colonies and within the Axis and Allied camps, Gluckstein brings to life the very different struggle of the people's and resistance movements which proliferated during the war. He shows how they fought not just fascism, but colonialism and empire, and were betrayed by the Allies at the war’s end. This book will fundamentally challenge our understanding of the Second World War – both about the people who fought it and the reasons for which it was fought. 2018-01-24 23:55 2017-12-01 23:55:55 2020-03-17 03:00:32 2020-04-01T13:13:47Z 2020-04-01T13:13:47Z 2012-06-20 book 642695 OCN: 860623070 9781849647199;9781849647205 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45629 eng application/pdf n/a 642695.pdf Pluto Press Pluto Press 100869 e7b13f6b-a18c-4c0b-97b8-d1891104b9c4 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781849647199;9781849647205 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Pluto Press 100869 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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A People's History of the Second World War unearths the fascinating history of the war as fought 'from below'. Until now, the vast majority of historical accounts have focussed on the conflict between the Allied and Axis powers for imperialist mastery. Donny Gluckstein shows that in fact between 1939 and 1945 two distinct wars were fought – one ‘from above’ and one ‘from below’.
Using examples from countries under the Nazi heel, in the colonies and within the Axis and Allied camps, Gluckstein brings to life the very different struggle of the people's and resistance movements which proliferated during the war. He shows how they fought not just fascism, but colonialism and empire, and were betrayed by the Allies at the war’s end.
This book will fundamentally challenge our understanding of the Second World War – both about the people who fought it and the reasons for which it was fought.
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