The World Wars

The devastation caused by the World Wars I & II is remembered even today. These wars shattered the lives of thousands of people and posed a serious threat to mankind as such. The brutalities and atrocities committed on humanity is highly condemnable. Use of lethal weapons, the fierce atom bomb attacks lead to destabilisation of millions of people.This book gives an account of the sequence of events which lead to the happenings of these wars. A special feature of this book is the analysis and impact of different strategies and tactics, from the perspective of a common reader, to understand why different battles were fought in a particular manner. It gives the message that no such war should be fought in the future because that would be fatal for the humanity._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ContentsPreface —Pgs. 5World War – 1(1914-1918)1. Causes of the First Great War —Pgs. 112. German Onslaught in France —Pgs. 213. The Christmas Truce —Pgs. 274. The Russian Campaign —Pgs. 345. The German Expansion —Pgs. 416. Verdun and Somme —Pgs. 517. War on Other Fronts —Pgs. 598. America Enters War —Pgs. 649. War in Western Europe —Pgs. 7110. Battle of Picardy —Pgs. 7611. The Allied Counter Offensive —Pgs. 8312. Fall of Central Powers —Pgs. 9013. Consequences of the First World War —Pgs. 95World War – 2(1939-1945)14. The Second World War in Perspective —Pgs. 10515. Onset of Hostilities in China —Pgs. 11116. German Invasion Begins —Pgs. 11917. Further German Advance —Pgs. 12518. Fall of Paris —Pgs. 13319. Dunkirk Withdrawal —Pgs. 13920. Enlistment for War —Pgs. 14621. The French Fleet —Pgs. 15022. Battle of Britain —Pgs. 15323. Air Raids on London —Pgs. 16024. War in the Air —Pgs. 16525. Expansion of War —Pgs. 17026. Germany Turns to Russia —Pgs. 17727. German Invasion of Russia —Pgs. 18428. Valiant People of Leningrad —Pgs. 19129. War at Sea —Pgs. 19630. Attack on Pearl Harbour —Pgs. 20031. Struggle in Africa —Pgs. 20632. War in the Pacific —Pgs. 21733. Fighting in Western Europe —Pgs. 22434. Jungle Warfare —Pgs. 23235. Counter-attack by Soviet Union —Pgs. 24036. It's War, Damned —Pgs. 24637. Hitler Commits Suicide —Pgs. 25238. The Chinese-Japanese Hostilities —Pgs. 25539. American-Japanese Tussle —Pgs. 26240. Holocaust Over Hiroshima and Nagasaki —Pgs. 26641. Conclusion —Pgs. 268