The Storm of War, Andrew Roberts
The Storm of War, Andrew Roberts
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The Storm of War
A New History of the Second World War

Author: Andrew Roberts

Narrator: Christian Rodska

Unabridged: 14 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/26/2011


Synopsis

The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days, cost $1.5 trillion, and claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. What were the factors that affected the war's outcome? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won? Andrew Roberts's acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. From the western front to North Africa, from the Baltic to the Far East, he tells the story of the war—the grand strategy and the individual experience, the cruelty and the heroism—as never before.

In researching this magnificently vivid history, Roberts walked many of the key battlefields and wartimes sites in Russia, France, Italy, Germany, and the Far East, and drew on a number of never-before-published documents, such as a letter from Hitler's director of military operations explaining the reasoning behind the Führer's order to halt the Panzers outside Dunkirk—a delay that enabled British forces to evacuate. Roberts illuminates the principal actors on both sides and analyzes how they reached critical decisions. He also presents the tales of many little-known individuals whose experiences form a panoply of the extraordinary courage and self-sacrifice, as well as the terrible depravity and cruelty, of the Second World War.

Meticulously researched and masterfully written, The Storm of War gives a dramatic account of this momentous event and shows in remarkable detail why the war took the course it did.

About Andrew Roberts

Andrew Roberts is the author of Masters and Commanders and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900. His other books include Napoleon and Wellington, Eminent Churchillians, and Salisbury, which won the Wolfson History Prize. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a Ph.D. in history from Cambridge University and writes regularly for the Wall Street Journal and the Daily Beast. Andrew lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 08, 2023

I’ve been boning up on some history lately and I thought it about time I covered WWII. I already knew the basics, of course, but I’d still regularly come across accounts of battles and other details of the war that would surprise me - I really didn’t have a full mental picture of events. It was time......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on May 24, 2023

How the Nazis Lost the War. Andrew Roberts is one of the greatest historians alive today. His books are always engaging, beautifully written and provide an appreciation of importance of the topic being written about. The most unique thing about Roberts however is that his books often have an underlyi......more

Goodreads review by Sean on April 04, 2012

Someday, someone will write a great one volume history of the Second World War. But it won't be Andrew Roberts. The book is all right when it comes to the European/African theaters, though Roberts does indulge in Anglo-American triumphalism. But when he turns to the Pacific, the triumphalism turns to......more

Goodreads review by Joe on June 05, 2022

Andrew Roberts adds yet another volume to the expansive list of World War II books - the causes, the battles, the leaders and key military figures - which begs the obvious question, "Do we really need another one?". Having read more than my fair share of books on this topic - and having just finishe......more

Goodreads review by Ionuț on March 18, 2025

O excelentă monografie a celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, în care sunt analizate destul de detaliat toate etapele și operațiunile importante ale conflictului, precum și principalele personaje istorice, politice și militare care au influențat în mod direct cursul războiului. În plus, trebuie mențio......more