A good start in the end
Tag: The Second World War
Review: The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944-1945 – Ian Kershaw
Phenomenally well researched account giving incredible insight into a long unanswered question.
Review: The Second World War – Antony Beevor
Although filling the broadest canvas on a heroic scale, Beevor's The Second World War never loses sight of the fate of the ordinary soldiers and civilians whose lives were crushed by the titanic forces unleashed in this, the most terrible war in history.
Review: Forged in Fury – Michael Elkins
My version: HardbackGenre: Non Fiction, The Holocaust and afterPublisher: Judy Piatkus Publishers LtdFirst published: 1981ISBN: 0861880986Pages: 274Bought I was recently having a hyggelig old time cataloging books to my new Book Keeper application, when I came across this one. I remember Michael Elkins - from when I was growing up in the UK - as the BBC's … Continue reading Review: Forged in Fury – Michael Elkins
Review: The Arms Maker of Berlin – Dan Fesperman
A desperate race to unlock the truth
Review: The Polish Officer – Alan Furst
From the master of the historical spy thriller, a story set in the heart of the Polish resistance
Review: All Hell Let Loose: The World at War, 1939-1945 – Max Hastings
My version: HardbackGenre: Non Fiction History, World War IIPublisher: Harper Press (Harper Collins)First published: 2011Pages: 748ISBN: 978-0-00-733809-2Bought From the cover:"This is a study of the greatest and most terrible event in history, which shows its impact upon hundreds of millions of people around the world - soldiers, sailors and airmen; British housewives and Indian peasants; SS … Continue reading Review: All Hell Let Loose: The World at War, 1939-1945 – Max Hastings
