The World War Two Reader

This comprehensive reader provides an overview of recent research on the Second World War and includes chapters by some of the best known and innovative scholars working today. It gives attention to the fighting of the war throughout the world, and to its political and strategic backdrop. The representation and memory of war feature prominently in the book, with case studies of the filmSaving Private Ryanand the controversial public display of theEnola Gay,the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The World War Two Readerincludes a comprehensive introduction, chronology, guides to the key terms and the key figures, and contextual introductions to each chapter providing context and historiography.