Conflict in Europe 1935–1945 (Print & Digital)

Written for the 'Peace and Conflict' unit of the NSW Stage 6 Modern History syllabus, Conflict in Europe 1935–1945 uses a range of historical sources and examines the causes and events of World War II through to the Nuremberg Trials in 1946. It explores key battles of the conflict in Europe, focusing on the strategies and tactics of both the Germans and Allies, the turning points, home fronts, and reasons for the Allied victory. This book has been specifically written to address the skills senior students require to be effective historians. The Interactive Textbook offers digital content and activities.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 The path to war in Europe
• 1. Why War? Rearming Germany
• 2. Foreign Policy
• Part 2 German victories
• 3. The Outbreak of World War II
• 4. The Attack in the west
• Part 3 Turning points of World War II
• 5. The Battle of Britain
• 6. North Africa
• 7. War in the east
• Part 4 The home front and civilians
• 8. The Holocaust
• 9. Civilians in Britain
• 10. The German home front
• 11. The Soviet home front
• Part 5 Ending the war in Europe
• 12. War in the west: 1944
• 13. Eastern Front offensives 1944-1945
• 14. The end of World War II
• 15. Twelve reasons the Allies won
• 16. The death throes of Nazism