World War II
A New History

I went in primarily looking to see if this was worth recommending as an introductory work for someone looking for a single volume history, and on that front... it is serviceable. Nit picks here and there, but if that is what you want, you could manage to do worse. But the title specifically promises......more

Some people like history and prefer a "this was the event and the following results happened" way of looking at historic events. Some people like history and want the story to explain more in depth things like the psychological toll or how the people felt about the events. If you are the latter, thi......more

Standard review of the military and political sides. It is relatively small in scope and ambition, but its judgements are balanced, is aware of the salient issues and can communicate and organize the information and conclusions well. The side-boxes, quotes from documents and addressing issues (Churc......more

This is a thorough history of World War II. I found the sequence of events a bit difficult to follow, since it proceeded geographically rather than chronologically. It didn't take much imagination to recognize that it was written by a "Brit". American advances in the war were underplayed if played a......more

Interesting take on WWIi The author has some interesting tales on the war, especially with regard to the influence of economies with respect to the causes and outcomes of the war. I enjoyed it.......more