Table of Contents
Introduction The myth of the Good War 1
Part 1 The Meaning of the War 7
The War in the Factories 8
Rationing 21
Military Industrial Complex 29
Dig for Victory 38
Trade War 44
imperialist War 52
Militarisation of Everyday Life 64
Caesarism 77
Race War 86
A Soldier's Life 105
Love and War 114
Power Politics 126
Part 2 The Course of the War 155
A Time of Reaction 156
Blitzkrieg - The German Invasion of Europe 165
Morale Bombing - a war against the working class 176
Collapse of the Soviet Empire 183
The Arab Revolt 189
Collapse of the European Empires in East Asia 210
Quit India 224
The Revolt Against the War 234
The European Resistance 269
Partisans of the East 282
Collapse of the German Empire in the East 292
The 'Final Solution' 300
The Second Invasion of Europe 307
A War of Extermination in the Pacific 340
The Second Invasion of East Asia 346
India Uprisen, Divided 368
The Defeated Powers under Occupation 376
From World War to Cold War 397
The Intellectuals and the War 421
Revising the History of the Second World War 437
Footnotes 473
