The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War :: Andrew Roberts soon to be presented for sale on the sparkling BookLovers of Bath web site!
London: Allen Lane, 2009, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Includes: Black & white photographs; Charts; Maps;
From the cover: On 2 August 1944, in the wake of the complete destruction of the German Army Group Centre in Belorussia, Winston Churchill mocked Adolf Hitler in the House of Commons by the rank he had reached in the First World War. Russian success has been somewhat aided by the strategy of Corporal Hitler, Churchill jibed. Even military idiots find it difficult not to see some faults in his actions.
Why did the Axis lose the Second World War? Andrew Robertss previous book Masters and Commanders studied the creation of Allied grand strategy; the central theme of The Storm of War is how Axis strategy evolved. Examining the Second World War on every front, Roberts asks whethe…
Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. Previous owners’ name to the verso first blank.
Red boards with Black titling to the Spine. (lvi) 711 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½” x 6¼”.
Of course, if you don’t like this one, may I enchant you with top-drawer choices of my History catalogue?
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