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The Second World War

The Second World War

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    Hardcover 1999

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Synopsis

What caused the terrible events of World War II--and how do the repercussions still affect us today? And what was it like to be part of a nation fighting for its life? The answers to these and other questions make a fascinating story...one that those who didn't live through this turbulent time need to know. Follow the relentless spread of war, from the initial German blitzkriegs to the Russian campaign, from the Far East to the African front. 336 pages, 36 b/w illus., 6 x 9. NEW IN PAPERBACK

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 336
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 14 Oct 1999
ISBN 10: 0304353035
ISBN 13: 9780304353033
Book Overview: * Bestselling author writing about a hugely commercial subject * Part if the Universal History series, one of the most ambitious and authoritative series of books on history for many years. * Reviews for previous books: 'Citizen Soldiers is just about the most gripping account of the Second World War that I have ever read. It is written with the art of a novelist, the clarity and immediacy of a journalist, and the meticulous intelligence of a sensible historian. ' Joseph Heller; 'Ambrose is that rare breed: a historian with true passion for his subject. Here is takes one of the great, but also one of the most superficially considered, stories in American history and breathes fresh life into it. Lewis comes alive as we've never known him,' Ken Burns; 'A masterful historian... spellbinding... The book captures the bizarre contradictions, random kindness and unexpectedly comic moments of the push to Berlin as memorably as a great war novel,' People

Author Bio
Stephen Ambrose is the author of numerous books of history, including the New York Times bestsellers Undaunted Courage, D-Day and Citizen Soldiers, as well as the multi-volume biographies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and President of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He lives in Mississippi and Montana, US.