Oxford Companion to World War II 1972 Edition

by I. C. B. Dear (Editor), M. R. D. Foot (Editor)

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From blitzkrieg and blackout to ghettos and Guadalcanal, World War II was a conflict that touched all nations and penetrated all aspects of people's lives. Sixty years after it ended, it still shapes the world we live in today.
When Oxford first published this comprehensive guide to the Second World War, The Economist wrote "it will immediately take its place as the indispensable reference book for students of the Second World War." Now in its third printing, the Companion proves as essential as ever.
With over 1,750 A to Z entries written by more than 140 specialists from both Axis and Allied nations, the Companion provides uniquely worldwide coverage of the war. Every aspect is covered: in-depth surveys of the countries involved in the conflict; politics and strategy; domestic and economic
issues; resistance and intelligence; campaigns and battles; warfare and weapons; wartime leaders and influential people; slogans and slang. Hundreds of easy-to-read maps, charts, and diagrams, plus a full chronology, support the Companion's comprehensive coverage. This is an essential reference for
students, scholars, history buffs, or anyone seeking to learn more about the most tragic, momentous, and influential event in recent history.

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`Review from previous edition 'The Oxford Companion to the Second World War, by virtue of its scale, its range and its scholarship, is an outstanding guide, as sensible and cogent on the big questions as it is instructive and informed on the lesser ones.' ' Hew Strachan, Times

`'indispensable ... unlikely to be superseded this century' ' John Keegan, Daily Telegraph

`'easy to use, solid of fact, perceptive and judicious' ' John Erickson, Times Higher Education Supplement

`'It will immediately take its place as the indispensable reference book for students of the second world war' ' Gordon Lee, The Economist

`'a magnificent volume and an invaluable resource' ' J. A. Crang, The Historical Association

About the Author

I. C. B. Dear has written several books on maritime and military subjects. He is the compiler of Oxford English: A Guide to the Language (1986) and co-editor of the second edition of The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2005). M. R. D. Foot, CBE, is an author and historian. He was formerly a
wartime intelligence officer and a Professor of Modern History at the University of Manchester.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1972nd edition (September 22, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1064 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019280670X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0192806703
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.33 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.7 x 1.8 x 7.4 inches

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C C.

An indispensable reference resource

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2022

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This book bailed me out of a World War 2 history class that used a confusing textbook costing three times the price of this one. Don't hesitate to add this to your library if you are a history buff--youll turn again and again to these articles written by subject matter experts. A must-have.

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Abrahamo Linconi

Essential reference, with only slight problems.

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2008

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The Oxford Companion is a must-have shelf reference for anyone intending to seriously study the Second World War. As with many encyclopedias, this means that the amateur or buff will use the entries themselves, and the expert will use the bibliography and suggestions for further reading. It is, at least at this moment, quite reasonably priced for such a serious work of reference, and I likely would not have bought it otherwise. The only drawback is that in changing over to the current edition, the editors seem to have removed the full-color maps that used to be placed at the end of the volume. I do not remember enough of those maps to tell if they are now among the black and white maps placed throughout the body of the work; I do know that the color maps were one of the highlights of the old edition and are much missed by this reviewer.

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Dave Anderson

Correction to "page count" comment in earlier review

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2007

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I have both the current and first edition of this book (in hardcover). As far as I can tell, the new edition is only shorter because it uses a smaller typeface, allowing several more words per line.

However, the new edition is also a bit easier to read despite the smaller size, because the new edition uses a glossy paper and the text seems more sharply defined on the page. This is particularly noticeable in the text of the maps, which I have struggled to read in the first edition, but seem clearer in the new edition.

As an aside, I agree with the general view that this is the single best reference book on World War II. I can't really tell what is changed in the new edition, although it may just be minor corrections, since the several longer articles I have compared seem identical.

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A MUST HAVE !

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

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I HAD THIS BOOK ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO IN SOFT COVER AND LOVED IT. IT GOT LOST DURING A MOVE. I'M LUCKY TO FIND IT AGAIN. THE BEST ON WWII. NONE BETTER !

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S. Taylor

Nice, Concise, & Easy to Use

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016

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Keeping this short I will only say that even though I have read about World War 2 for years, this Companion to WWII was full of condensed original and very insightful information, If you want more in-depth reading, each article has a bibliography of one or more books you can look for to delve deeper.

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Bornagain710

If you want a entire encyclopedic WWII book look elsewhere

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018

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Not Complete. Reviewed Three items and all were missing such as Hammelburg Stalag, Col Waters, and Maj Stiller all to do with raid of POW CAMP AT WARS END.

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Robert Thomas Macrery

The best of the three 'complete' references - the other two ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2015

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The best of the three 'complete' references - the other two being: NY Times Complete WW2 and WW2 Desk Reference (these latter two give the American perspective). Although I'm glad I have all three - they are all very good. All easily searchable by topic.

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Lemon mom

Fantastic

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2018

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Thorough resource. An essential book for the study of WWII.

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Walleroonie

A mighty tome.......

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2015

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Purchased for my daughter as a reference guide etc for her Advanced Higher History - it's recommended course material. For that reason and the fact that it might end up little used once the exam is done, I got it second hand. Cannot fault the seller at all - prompt delivery, a bargain too.

The book itself is essentially an A-Z of the Second World War - it makes for an impressive companion to most of the other books in my bookcase - I lean more toward the Royal Navy but there's plenty of land and air action in there too. Anyway, back to this - practically every event is covered, an explanation to the event given - sometimes brief and at times lengthy. It's a book more for quick reference than anything else, if you want to dig deeper in to what you're looking up then you'll need to look elsewhere but this makes for fairly easy reading and if something does prick your attention, you'll be able to go away and know exactly what you're looking for.

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Chris Ne

Great Product, Accurate and substancial

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2015

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I had been looking for a book as good as this for a long time and its ironic given that this book was published by Oxford University Press originally (not far from my location), that i could not find it anywhere except halfway across the world :) I purchased this because of its great reviews and I wanted something that encompassed World War II as a whole with lots of detail and chronology of the conflict. This does not disappoint and even has many more illustrations than I had expected. With over 1200 pages, I look forward to using this book towards improving my current understanding of the conflict.

Very good informative book that happens to be well structured, correct and substantial in terms of content. I like the level of detail that is covered from the multiple viewpoints.

Kaveh M.

Indispensable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2019

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An indispensable handbook.

Anna Dundas

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2019

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Very good resource for finding sources of expanding research

Sylvia Heathfield

Oxford Companion to WWII

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2016

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Very helpful reference book to help with other reading by giving reputable background information

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