![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What I was hoping for was something akin to Anne Applebaum's Gulag: a one-volume history of what happened, how it happened, why it happened, and how it was dealt with when it was over. I feel callous giving this book only 3.5 stars, but I attribute this to it not being what I expected. “ masterful account of history’s most destructive conflict.” - Publishers Weekly Read more ![]() He is especially skillful at interweaving summaries of military strategy with vignettes of civilian suffering.” - Newsweek “Gilbert’s flowing narrative is spiced with anecdotal details culled from diaries, memoirs, and official documents. This is a sweeping narrative of one of the most deadly wars in history, which took almost forty million lives, and irrevocably changed countless more. In addition, this book brings in survivor testimonies of occupation, survival behind enemy lines, and the experience of minority groups such as the Roma in Europe, to offer a comprehensive account of the war’s impact on individuals on both sides. It also covers maneuvers, strategies, and leaders operating in European, Asian, and Pacific theatres. This is one of the first historical studies of World War II that describes the Holocaust as an integral part of the war. This narrative captures the perspectives of leading politicians and war commanders, journalists, civilians, and ordinary soldiers, offering gripping eyewitness accounts of heroism, defeat, suffering, and triumph. In the hands of master historian Martin Gilbert, the complex and compelling story of the Second World War comes to life. Gilbert brings the strongest possible credentials to his history of World War II, and the result is a magisterial work” ( The New York Times). ![]()
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