The Second World Wars
How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
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4.4 • 62 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A "breathtakingly magisterial" account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian (Wall Street Journal)
World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya.
The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, bestselling author Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. The Axis powers were well prepared to win limited border conflicts, but once they blundered into global war, they had no hope of victory.
An authoritative new history of astonishing breadth, The Second World Wars offers a stunning reinterpretation of history's deadliest conflict.
Customer Reviews
Well written and expertly researched
I don't know what that person is thinking below me. She must not know who VDH is. Not only is this well written but it is also expertly researched. This is a history book. I'm not sure why they are asking for character development. My goodness.
Good but complex to read
Well researched and thorough overview. Hard to read, academic , needlessly complex and difficult sentence structure. Needs more relationship and personality development.