The Second World Wars by Victor Davis Hanson
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The Second World Wars
- How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Categories: History
Publisher's Summary
A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian.
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, 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.
©2017 Victor Davis Hanson (P)2018 Tantor
Cameron Knott
Excellent analysis, compelling delivery
Thoroughly researched overview of all facets of the second world war. Useful to any reader who knows the narrative but wants to step back and understand why the Allies won.
Anonymous User
If you already know the ending … spoiler alert.
As a history of World War 2 it is fine, it covers most of the issues and events. It is not a narrative, but then I know how the story ends and it would be tedious to tell the story. It does seem to be repetitive but it does this to go over the issues that have many facets. It is a bit list-like in its structure but is also thorough. Thanks Victor, it was a very pithy account and gave me a lot of ideas to ponder.