Description: Paperback book, has some tanning on pages due to age. In good condition overall, see attached photos. Martin Gilbert's presents A "magisterial" (New York Times) single-volume history of the Second World War. It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. By the time it came to an end on V-J Day-August 14, 1945 -it had involved every major power and become global in its reach. In the final accounting, it would turn out to be, in both human terms and material resources, the costliest war in history, taking the lives of thirty million people. In one brilliant volume, eminent historian Martin Gilbert offers the complete history of WWII. With unparalleled scholarship and breadth of vision, Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill as well as one of the leading experts on the Holocaust, weaves together political, military, diplomatic, and civilian elements to provide a global perspective on the war, in a work that is both a treasure trove of information and a gripping, dramatic narrative. "In his transmission of the horror of the war, Martin Gilbert has achieved something no other historian but he could. There is indeed a relentless force about chronology when it is used as a tool by an historian of the stature of Martin Gilbert." -The Sunday Telegraph "Gilbert's flowing narrative is spiced with anecdotal details culled from diaries, memoirs, and official documents. He is especially skillful at interweaving summaries of military strategy with vignettes of civilian suffering." -Newsweek This description may be from another edition of this product.
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Book Title: Second World War : a Complete History
Item Length: 9.3 in.
Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry
Publication Year: 1991
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 1.5in
Author: Martin Gilbert
Features: Revised
Genre: History
Topic: Military / World War II
Item Width: 6.75 in.
Item Weight: 2.1 lbs.
Number of Pages: 846 Pages