Documenting the Past Original documents are the key to unlocking the secrets of the past. The books in this series use extracts from primary sources as the starting point for studying significant periods of history and developing skills of enquiry and interpretation. The sources include: diaries, journals, letters, legal documents, poems, speeches The Second World War At the end of the First World War in 1918, many people were determined that killing on such a scale should never be repeated. Yet, just over 20 years later, the globe was once again plunged into a devastating struggle - the Second World War. Between 1939 and 1945, worldwide fighting cost the lives of millions more men, women and children. The Second World War considers many aspects of this global upheaval. It examines the causes of the war and details the course of the conflict in Western Europe, the USSR, Africa and the Pacific. It also describes the experiences of civilians, resistance fighters, prisoners of war and Holocaust victims. This book $$$ the reality of war to life $$$ rough extracts from a wide range $$$ documents, from official treaties $$$ diaries, political speeches and $$$ tters from ordinary people, on both $$$ home and the war fronts. Book jacket.
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