TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gluckstein, Donny
AB  - 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.
ID  - OAPEN ID: 642695
KW  - History
KW  - Second World War
KW  - History
KW  - Empire
KW  - People's History
KW  - Nazi Germany
KW  - Fascism
KW  - Colonialism
KW  - Resistance Movements
KW  - Greece
KW  - Yugoslavia
KW  - Poland
KW  - Latvia
KW  - France
KW  - Italy
KW  - USA
KW  - Germany
KW  - Austria
KW  - Vietnam
KW  - Indonesia
KW  - ww2
KW  - wwii
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - Nazism
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/01168049-35d2-4c7f-9ce2-488b68674f58/642695.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30807
PB  - Pluto Press
PY  - 2012-06-20
SN  - 9781849647199;9781849647205
TI  - A People's History of the Second World War : Resistance Versus Empire
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