World War II: the crushing of the Axis
David Cuthbert, Eleanor Hancock, Ian Copland and Margaret Lindley
6 points * 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week * Second semester * Caulfield/Clayton/Peninsula
This subject, in conjunction with HSY1150, examines the origins, development and consequences of the first truly global conflict. The aim is to show how a world war destroyed the prewar order and gave birth to the world we know today. HSY1160 will examine the German and Japanese new orders, the war against the Jews, collaboration and resistance in Europe and Asia, the Allied counterthrusts from Midway, North Africa and Stalingrad to Allied victory in Europe and the Pacific, and the decision to use the atomic bomb; a concluding section will deal with the reshaping of the post-war world, cold war and decolonisation, and the consolidation of the postwar order.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 50% * Examination (2 hours): 40% * Class participation/attendance: 10%
Preliminary reading
Taylor A J P The Second World War: An Illustrated history Penguin, 1976
Prescribed texts
Calvocoressi P and others Total war 2 vols, rev. 2nd edn, Penguin, 1989
Recommended texts
Thorne C The Far Eastern war: States and societies 1941-45 Allen and Unwin, 1986
Second year