Description
A sweeping history of the Second World War, this compelling account traces the conflict from the invasion of Poland to its final campaigns across Europe and the Pacific. Rather than focusing solely on commanders and grand strategy, it places ordinary soldiers, sailors, civilians, workers, and survivors at the center of the story, revealing the war’s immense human cost. Vividly covering aerial raids, Arctic convoys, desert battles, jungle warfare, famine, occupation, and resistance, it explores the intertwined themes of courage, endurance, suffering, and political folly. Drawing on decades of research and a wealth of firsthand testimony, the narrative combines broad military insight with an unsentimental, deeply human perspective on a conflict that transformed the modern world.
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paperback
imusti
Published Apr 1, 2012
768 pages
ISBN: 9780007450725
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Details
First Published
2011
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for All Hell Let Loose by Max Hastings.