This second edition has been updated to reflect the demands of the Modern World History GCSE specifications. Combining lively narrative with an excellent range of written and visual sources, the book also contains features that aid students in their understanding of the topic and development of study skills.

 

This book is part of a book series called Hodder 20Th Century History .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Hodder Education .

Neil DeMarco is Head of History at Chesham High School, Buckinghamshire, and is a well-known author of History textbooks.

This book has the following chapters: 1 Appeasement 2 An Overview of the War 3 Blitzkrieg 4 German Advances, 1939-40 5 Dunkirk and the BEF - 1940 6 The Battle of Britain 7 The Battle of the Atlantic 8 Operation Barbarossa 9 German Defeat in Russia 10 The Bombing of Germany 11 D-Day and the Defeat of Germany 12 Why was Germany Defeated? 13 The War in the Pacific 14 The Defeat of Japan 15 American Victory 16 Propaganda, Censorship and Internment 17 The Blitz 18 Civilian Morale 19 Evacuation 20 Food Supplies and Rationing 21 Women in the Workforce 22 Women in the Armed Forces 23 Women and the War: Overview 24 The Impact of the War on Britain 25 Source Evaluation Techniques