History 367/Global Studies 367

The following provides a detailed unit-by-unit listing of the required reading assignments for the course:

Unit 1: Sources of War in the West

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 5–10

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 1: “A New Germany.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Western Hemisphere), chapters 1–4.

Bullock, Allan. “Hitler and the Origins of the Second World War,” from Nazism and the Third Reich, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 1–20.

Mason, T. W. “The Primacy of Politics—Politics and Economics in National Socialist Germany,” from Nazism and the Third Reich, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 21–39.

Unit 2: Sources of War in the East

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 41–42.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 6: “Banzai.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Eastern Hemisphere), chapters 1–8.

Unit 3: Expansion of the European War, 1939–40

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 11–19 & pp. 21–26.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 2: “Distant War” & video 3: “France Falls.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Western Hemisphere), chapters 5–6.

Lukacs, John. Excerpt from The Last European War, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 41–56.

Bond, Brian. “The Miracle of Dunkirk and the Collapse of the Alliance,” from France and Belgium, 1939–1940, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 57–76.

Unit 4: Expansion of the War in Asia, 1937–41

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 42–47 & 49–58.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 6: “Banzai” & video 7: “On Our Way.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Eastern Hemisphere), chapters 9–15.

Wallin, Vice-Admiral Homer N. “Final Appraisal of the Pearl Harbor Attack,” from Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 159–163.

Roskill, Capt. S. W. “Disaster in the East—and Recovery: 7th December, 1941–4th June, 1942,” from White Ensign: The British Navy at War, 1939–1945, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 165–173.

Dull, Paul S. “The Attack on Pearl Harbor,” from A Battle of History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941–45, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 175–197.

Bennett, Geoffrey. “Midway” and “Guadalcanal,” from Naval Battles of World War II, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 199–230.

Unit 5: Britain at War

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 27–34 & pp. 115–119.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 4: “Alone” & video 15: “Home Fires.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999. (Western Hemisphere), chapters 7, 8 & 20.

Bauer, Lt. Col. Eddie, et al., “Battle of Britain,” from Illustrated World War II Encyclopedia, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 77–96.

Klee, Karl. “The Battle of Britain,” from Decisive Battles of World War II: The German View, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 97–114.

Calder, Angus. “Through the Tunnel: October 1940 to December 1942,” from The People's War: Britain 1939–45, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 47–109.

Marwick, Arthur. “The Second World War: Britain and the United States,” from War and Social Change in the Twentieth Century, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 111–136.

Unit 6: Russia at War

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 35–39, 71–76 & 85–90.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 5: “Barbarossa,” video 9: “Stalingrad” & video 11: “Red Star.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Western Hemisphere), chapters 9 & 22.

Liddell Hart, B. H. “Frustration at Moscow,” from The German Generals Talk, in World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 115–131.

Clark, Allan. “Hypothesis and Reality,” Barbarossa: The Russian–German Conflict 1941–45, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 133–157.

Manstein, Erich von. “The Tragedy of Stalingrad,” from Lost Victories, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 269–306.

Dallin, Alexander. “A Last Look at Ostpolitik,” from German Rule in Russia, 1941–45, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 315–329.

Mountfield, David. “Russia,” from The Partisans, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 331–344.

Unit 7: Germany at War: The Fate of Occupied Europe

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 121–125, 135–141 & 151–156.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 16: “Inside the Reich,” video 18: “Occupation,” & video 20: “Genocide.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Western Hemisphere), chapters 11–15.

Buchheim, Hans. “The Position of the SS in the Third Reich,” from Republic in Reich: The Making of the Nazi Revolution, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 137–171.

Mountfield, David. “Netherlands,” from The Partisans, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 199–205.

Kren, George M., and Leon Rapport. “Resistance to the Holocaust: Reflections on the Idea and the Act,” from The Holocaust as Historical Experience, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 303–326.

Strauss, Herbert A. “Hitler and the Holocaust—a Historian's View,” from The German Tribune, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 327–329.

Unit 8: In the Balance: The Western Theatre, 1941–43

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 59–69 & 101–108.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 8: “Desert” & video 13: “Tough Old Gut.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Western Hemisphere), chapters 10 & 16–19.

Lewin, Ronald. “Decision at Alamien,” from The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 231–243.

Lucas, James. “Conditions in the Desert,” from Panzer Army Africa, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985. pp. 245–259.

Liddell Hart, B. H. “Soldier in the Sun-Rommel,” from The German Generals Talk, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985. pp. 261–268.

Unit 9: War at Sea and War in the Air

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 77–83 & 91–99.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 10: “Wolf Pack” & video 12: “Whirlwind.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Western Hemisphere), chapters 21 & 23.

Creswell, John. “Last Moves in the German Submarine Campaign: From June 1943 to the End,” from Sea Warfare, 1939–1945, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 307–313.

Verrier, Anthony. “The Issues” and “The Combined Bomber Offensive,” from The Bomber Offensive, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 345–395.

Unit 10: Japan at War: The Pacific Theatre, 1942–43

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 109–114 & 161–172.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 14: “It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow” & video 22: “Japan.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Eastern Hemisphere), chapters 16–23.

Calvert, Brigadier Michael. “Wingate's Dream: The 1st Chindit Operation,” from Illustrated World War II Encyclopedia, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 1–13.

Collier, Basil. The War in the Far East, 1941–1945, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 15–45.

Shillony, Ben-Ami. “The Wartime Regime,” from Politics and Culture in Wartime Japan, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 331–358.

Unit 11: The Defeat of Germany

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 127–134; 143–149 & 157–160.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 17: “Morning,” video 19: “Pincers,” & video 21: “Nemesis.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Western Hemisphere), chapters 24–25.

Belfield, Eversley. “The Falaise Pocket,” from Corps Commander, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 173–186.

Ellis, Major L. E. Excerpt from Victory in the West, Vol. I, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 187–198.

Horrocks, Sir Brian. “The Arnhem Spearhead,” from Corps Commander, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 207–234.

Seaton, Albert. The Fall of Fortress Europe 1943–45, pp. 132–208, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 235–301.

Unit 12: The Defeat of Japan

Kitchen, Martin, and Hans Boeder. Study Guide. World War II: A History. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 167–172 & 173–177.

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 23: “Pacific” & video 24: “The Bomb.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999, (Eastern Hemisphere), chapters 24–25.

Bateson, Charles. “The Struggle for New Guinea,” from The War with Japan: A Concise History, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 359–379.

Bernstein, Barton J, ed. “The Atomic Bomb and American Foreign Policy: The Road to Hiroshima,” from The Atomic Bomb: The Critical Issues, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 381–402.

Stimson, Harry L., and McGeorge Bundy. “The Atomic Bomb and the Surrender of Japan” from Hiroshima: The Decision to Use the A-Bomb, in Martin Kitchen, ed., World War II: Course Reader, Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1985, pp. 403–416.

Unit 13: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Thames Television documentary series, The World at War, video 25: “Reckoning” & video 26: “Remember.”

Calvocoressi, Peter, Guy Wint, and John Pritchard. The Penguin History of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1999. (Western Hemisphere), “Epilogue”; and (Eastern Hemisphere), “Epilogue.”