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The Second World Wars
How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
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A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian
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World War II sent the youth of the world across the globe in odd alliances against each other. Never before had a conflict been fought simultaneously in so many diverse landscapes on premises that often seemed unrelated. Never before had a conflict been fought in so many different ways—from rocket attacks on London to jungle fighting in Burma to armour strikes in Libya. It was only in time that these battles coalesced into one war.
In The Second World Wars, esteemed military historian Victor Davis Hanson examines how and why this happened, focusing in detail on how the war was fought in the air, at sea, and on land—thus where, when, and why the Allies won. Throughout, Hanson also situates World War II squarely within the history of war in the West over the past 2,500 years. In profound ways, World War II was unique: the most lethal event in human history, with 50 million dead, the vast majority of them civilians. But, as Hanson demonstrates, the war's origins were not entirely novel; it was reformulations of ancient ideas of racial and cultural superiority that fuelled the global bloodbath.
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Victor Davis Hanson's The Second World Wars has been widely acclaimed for its fresh and original perspective on World War II, providing a comprehensive and thematic analysis of the conflict. Reviewers highlight Hanson's ability to offer new insights and illuminate strategic, cultural, and industrial aspects, making the book both a compelling narrative and a critical analysis. Many praise it as an essential and masterful work of military history that engages readers with its depth of knowledge and novel interpretations of well-known events.
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ISBN: 9781541674103
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 February 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Basic Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 50.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 780g
Pages: 720
About the Author
Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor emeritus at California State University, Fresno. He is the author of over twenty-four books, ranging in topic from ancient Greece to modern America. He contributes regularly to the National Review and is a frequent guest analyst on Fox News. He lives in Selma, California.
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