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Describes the events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the factors that led the U.S. to enter World War II, the course of the war in the Pacific, and the democratization of Japan after the war.

Provides information and commentary on the Holocaust, grouped in seven topical chapters that examine Jewish life before the Holocaust, the rise of the Nazi Party, the Nazi attack on Jews, the Nazi government and the road to war, the Jews of Poland, the Warsaw ghetto, and the invasion of Russia. Includes a timeline and other reference tools.

Presents an overview of the former Yugoslavia, past and present, discussing the history of internal strife from 1839 to 1980, the role of the media and army through two wars, and Serbian and Croatian opposition to ultranationalism.

Primary and secondary source articles chronicle the events which led to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and explore the debates and issues surrounding it.

Presents twenty-four debate-style essays on Iraq in the wake of the fall of Saddam Hussein, discussing whether the 2003 war was justified, what role the U.S. should play in Iraq, whether the quality of life in Iraq since Hussein's defeat has been good or bad, and how the country should be reconstructed.

A study of how and why the Holocaust occurred, presenting the author's conclusions about the perpetrators of the Holocaust, German antisemitism, and the nature of German society during the Nazi period, arguing that the German people were willing participants in the brutalization and murder of Jews.

Examines the historical influences that led up to the Holocaust, showing that German anti-Semitism was not just a product of Nazi fanaticism, but was born of a racist ideology that has its roots in the Napoleonic era.