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  1. Print length
    960 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Dover Publications
  4. Publication date
    August 15, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    7.2 x 2.4 x 9.1 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0486479625
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0486479620
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"A unique and valuable look at the war." — General James Doolittle, USAF. 
An authoritative and comprehensive survey of the World War II era, this reference features over 2,400 entries. Subjects range from battles, soldiers, and military activities to politics, culture, and the Holocaust. Its panoramic perspective on the war's influence on the American way of life encompasses transitory aspects — rationing, movies, songs, and sports — as well as long-term effects, such as women's changing social roles and the integration of the armed forces.
"Highly recommended" by Library Journal, this volume's two-part approach begins with an extensive day-by-day chronology of key events, highlighted with quotations from prominent individuals. The "War Chronology" is cross-referenced with the second part, an encyclopedic "War Guide," consisting of information on people, places, weapons, and events. More than 85 illustrations enliven this complete military and social survey of the war years, in addition to two indexes, three appendixes, and suggestions for further reading.

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"A unique and valuable look at the war."—General James Doolittle, USAF An authoritative and comprehensive survey of the World War II era, this reference features over 2,400 entries. Subjects range from battles, soldiers, and military activities to politics, culture, and the Holocaust. Its panoramic perspective on the war's influence on the American way of life encompasses transitory aspects—rationing, movies, songs, and sports—as well as long-term effects, such as women's changing social roles and the integration of the armed forces. "Highly recommended" by Library Journal, this volume's two-part approach begins with an extensive day-by-day chronology of key events, highlighted with quotations from prominent individuals. The "War Chronology" is cross-referenced with the second part, an encyclopedic "War Guide," consisting of information on people, places, weapons, and events. More than 85 illustrations enliven this complete military and social survey of the war years, in addition to two indexes, three appendixes, and suggestions for further reading.
Dover (2012) republication of World War II: America at War, 1941–1945, originally published by Random House, New York, 1996. ALSO AVAILABLE Picture History of World War II American Aircraft Production, Joshua Stoff. 160pp. 87/8 x 113/4. 0-486-27618-X See every Dover book in print at
www.doverpublications.com

About the Author

Thomas B. Allen is the author of many history books, including George Washington, Spymaster, and the co-author of The Spy Book: The Encyclopedia of Espionage and The Bonus Army: An American Epic.
Norman Polmar is a regular commentator on the Discovery, A&E, and History channels. He has written more than 40 books on naval, aviation, and intelligence subjects and has advised members of Congress on defense issues.

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I have been writing since my teen years, when I covered high school sports for my hometown newspaper, The Herald, in Bridgeport, Conn.

I continued working at the paper while I was in college. In the mid-1950s I began working for The New York Daily News, writing feature stories. In 1963, I left The News, going to Chilton Books in Philadelphia, and then to the National Geographic Book Division. I began freelancing in 1981, but I continued contributing to Geographic publications.

Norman Polmar
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Product information

Publisher Dover Publications
Publication date August 15, 2012
Edition Illustrated
Language ‎English
Print length 960 pages
ISBN-10 0486479625
ISBN-13 978-0486479620
Item Weight ‎4.08 pounds
Dimensions 7.2 x 2.4 x 9.1 inches
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Customer Reviews 4.7 out of 5 stars 14Reviews

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  • Elder Prep
    5 out of 5 stars
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    Excellent Resource

    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2013
    Format: Hardcover

    As a two-time published author of World War II military histories, I found this work an excellent addition to any military historical library. The work, as the title describes, is of America's participation in WWII and includes information I have not read or seen before and found it a compelling read. A must for any military historians library.

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  • Emily J. White
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    Good comprehensive reference book

    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2014
    Format: Paperback

    This is a good reference book to find information about people, places and things related to the American involvement in WWII. The chronology provided is also helpful to provide context to events.

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  • Alex Diaz-Granados
    5 out of 5 stars

    America at War is great reference book about WWII.....

    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2003
    Format: Hardcover

    The Second World War was the defining event that shaped the 20th century. Every major world power of the day participated, some siding with the Axis powers, most others taking up the Allied cause and a few even switched sides as the fortunes of war first favored one band, then the other. Over 50 million people, most of them civilians, died. Millions more were wounded, held captive, or rendered homeless by invasion and aerial bombardment. Nearly every European country became a battlefield, as well as North Africa, China, India, Southeast Asia and the vast reaches of the world's oceans. Its outcome -- Germany, Italy and Japan defeated, France and Britain relegated to second-rate powers as the United States and the Soviet Union gained superpower status, the beginning of the Cold War and the constant fear of a Third World War -- shaped the rest of the century and sowed some of the seeds of this new century's conflicts.

    There are, of course, many reference books about World War II on the market, and Norman Polmar and Thomas B. Allen's World War II: America at War 1941-1945 is one of the best affordable volumes. With, as its cover blurb states, "more than 2,400 encyclopedic entries on battles, weapons, people, places, and events," this 1991 work is engrossing and informative.

    America at War is divided into four main sections. First, the essay Prologue to War 1919-1941 sets the stage for history's worst conflict by explaining how the end of World War I, the various post-war revolutions all over Europe, the rise of ultra nationalist and dictatorial regimes in Germany, Italy, Japan and the Soviet Union, American isolationism, French and British pacifism, the Great Depression and other forces all contributed to the outbreak of war. The rise of Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and the Japanese militarists is charted, as are the various crises (the Spanish Civil War, Japan's incursions into China and Italy's invasion of Ethiopia) that culminated with the outbreak of what was first called the European War on Sept. 1, 1939, the day Nazi Germany invaded Poland. The essay briefly describes the war's first two years and concludes with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

    The second section is a 52-page long War Chronology that covers most of World War II, with an emphasis on American involvement. It is not a complete chronology (although there is a very rare and expensive day-by-day volume in existence); nevertheless, it's well written and informative.

    The bulk of America at War is the War Guide A - Z. From "A: Japanese code name for the capture of Rabaul" to "Zyklon-B: Chemical used to produce lethal gas in Nazi death camps," over 2,400 entries on the personalities, weapons, political and strategic issues and, of course, battles of World War II in every theater (not just battles involving Americans, though the emphasis is on the war starting with American involvement. The entries are, on average, from one to three paragraphs in length, although a few items (such as the Pearl Harbor attack) take up two to four pages and often have maps or photographs.

    In a book of such ambitious scope, errors will sometimes slip by. In one glaring case, the isolationist organization America First Committee is consistently mislabeled "American First." But on the whole the War Guide is impressively well researched and addictive; World War II buffs will find themselves going back and forth through the cross-referenced entries as they hunt for data on favorite aircraft, military commanders and specific battles or campaigns. There are even entries detailing the various levels of involvement in the war by Latin America and shedding light on the little-known and almost forgotten contributions of Brazil's Expeditionary Force in Italy and Mexico's Mexican Air Unit, a "squadron that flew P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and saw action in the Pacific."

    The essay Epilogue to War 1946-1990 covers the period that the late President John F. Kennedy (whose war service is noted in the K section, as is his father's isolationist/defeatist stance as Ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940) called "a hard and bitter peace." The Cold War between East and West...the Arab-Israeli conflict...Vietnam... the tearing down of the Berlin Wall.... All of these were part of the legacy of World War II. It is a carefully crafted and revealing analysis of all the side effects the war left behind after the major powers ceased fire in 1945, and chronicles the rise and fall of the former Soviet Union and the emergence of the United States as the globe's remaining superpower, ending on a reflective yet carefully optimistic note.

    This (unfortunately) out of print book is a fine and valuable reference work not just for historians or World War II buffs, but for anyone who has an interest in the deeds and misdeeds that helped shape the world as we know it today, and especially for anyone who has a family connection to the dwindling "Greatest Generation" of Americans who served their country and helped save the world from tyranny.

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  • J. Novak
    5 out of 5 stars

    What a Great Resource

    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2001
    Format: Hardcover

    It is a sin that this book is out of print. I am a history major specializing in 20th Century America, yet I learn something new every time I open this book. Over 2,000 entries in this encyclopedia, many of the articles are quite detailed. Authors come to reasoned judgments about the most controversial episodes of the war -- responsibility for Pearl Harbor, execution of Private Slovik, etc. Keep your eyes open for this one at used book sales.

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  • Shaun
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    World War ll, The Encyclopedia of The war years 1941-1945

    Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2012

    I am giving this a 2 star rating because the book description makes it sould like there was lots of pictures in this book. There were not that many. I have not read it so it could be a higher star rating for the content, please refer to the other reviews for the written content. I just don't want anyone that is expecting to have lots of pictures to be disapointed.

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