A world at arms

Name: A world at arms
ISBN: 9780521618267

Gerhard L. Weinberg · 1994

From the Publisher: In a new edition featuring a new preface, A World of Arms remains a classic of global history. Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this volume remains the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and its colonies following the First World War, Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every aspect of World War II. Actions of the Axis, the Allies, and the Neutrals are covered in every theater of the war. More importantly, the global nature of the war is examined, with new insights into how events in one corner of the world helped affect events in often distant areas.

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jarek83Sep 2022
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A World At Arms - A Global History of World War II by Gerhard L. Weinberg
I found it to be a shot of modern history that gave me surprisingly good context for many of current events. I really started to see world at different perspective . The author tries his best to avoid having a bias.
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davidmrDec 2016
I agree with you in every paragraph but the last and maybe even then. While the economy is obviously different than it was 70 years ago, what made the US so dominant in WWII was our ability to design and build things. In four years, we built something like 300,000 airplanes, 10,000 ships, an atomic bomb, etc.
I'm reading A World at Arms (https://www.amazon.com/World-Arms-Global-History-War/dp/0521...) at the moment, and what has struck me most so far is what a mistake the Axis made underestimating American manufacturing mobilization.
Today, I'm not sure if we could ramp up actual production as quickly.
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