Publisher's Synopsis
'The Impact of World War II' considers if genocide, strategic bombing and resistance movements were peculiar to World War II. The heart of the book considers the impact and consequences of the war, exploring how women were affected, the influence on the arts, literature and intellectual attitudes, and the relationship between the war and later social and economic reform. The final section of the book uses a special study of the two Germanys in the post-war years to explore the social developments of the war.