Name: The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War
SKU: 9780141029283
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The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War

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ROBERTS, ANDREW

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ISBN: 9780141029283

Author: ROBERTS, ANDREW

From the author of Masters and Commanders, Andrew Roberts' The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict.

Key Questions Explored:

Why did the Second World War take the course that it did?
Why did the Axis lose?
Could they, with a different strategy, have won?

The Scope of the Book:

The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Andrew Roberts examines the war's trajectory, ranging from:

The Western Front to North Africa
The Baltic to the Far East

Roberts brings the story of the war—and those who fought it—into focus as never before.

Praise for The Storm of War:

'One of the greatest historians of our time ... His masterpiece.'
Oliver Marre, Observer
'An undoubted triumph. This, simply, is the best one-volume history of the Second World War currently available.'
Laurence Rees
'Magnificent ... Stylish penmanship, gritty research and lucid reasoning, coupled with poignant and haunting detours into private lives ruined and shortened.'
Economist
'Moving, thought-provoking, enlightening.'
Roger Moorhouse, Independent
'An exceptional accomplishment ... the definitive single-volume history of the war ... Essential.'
Peter Watts, Time Out
'In what might be his best book yet, Roberts gives us the war as seen from the other side of the hill - the German Reich.'
Nigel Jones, Sunday Telegraph

About the Author:

Andrew Roberts is the author of Masters and Commanders, one of the most acclaimed, bestselling history books of 2008. His previous works include:

Salisbury: Victorian Titan (1999): Winner of the Wolfson History Prize and the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction.
Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership (2003): Accompanied by a four-part BBC2 history series.

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