In these 19 articles contributors refine and redefine the previous generation's research on the Second World War. Their topics include the Breda variant, German reprisals in Ukraine, experiences of German workers and soldiers, the repercussions of the Malaysian campaign, the war in winter, the war of words of Dill and Churchill, new perspectives on Kursk, Hitler's bribery of his officers, lessons learned from the Battle of Gembloux, allied resource mobilization, the early air war against Germany, the continuing misperception that the nazis could have won, the treatment of prisoners of war, Germany's wartime economy, Italy in defeat, gender politics amongst the partisans in France, German civil administration in occupied Russia, and rural society in Germany during the war years. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)