The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War - Softcover

Roberts, Andrew

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ISBN 10: 0141029285 ISBN 13: 9780141029283

Publisher: Penguin, 2010

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Roberts's populist approach makes for a rollicking good read and never comes at the expense of accuracy. His mastery of the huge variety of subjects is truly impressive and his ability to marshal these subjects into a single compelling narrative stunning (Keith Lowe Daily Telegraph)

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'Magnificent ... Poignant and haunting' Economist

'Moving, thought-provoking, enlightening, profound ... open it at any page and it would not fail to draw you in' Roger Moorhouse, Independent

The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Why did it take the course that it did? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won? Andrew Roberts's acclaimed new history has been hailed as one of the finest single-volume accounts of this epic conflict. Ranging from the Western front to North Africa, from the Baltic to the Far East, he brings the story of the war - and those who fought it - into fresh focus as never before.

'One of the greatest historians of our time ... His masterpiece' Oliver Marre, Observer

'An exceptional accomplishment ... the definitive single volume history of the war ... Essential' Peter Watts, Time Out

'Stunning ... Captures the essence of the Second World War' Keith Lowe, Daily Telegraph

'His most spellbinding book thus far' Christopher Silvester, Express

'In what might be his best book yet, Roberts gives us the war as seen from the other side of the hill - the German Reich' Nigel Jones, Sunday Telegraph

'Every page is packed with terse comment, well organised facts and often telling details. Engrossing' Paul Johnson, Spectator

Andrew Roberts's previous books include The Holy Fox, a biography of Churchill's Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax (1991) Salisbury: Victorian Titan (1999), which won the Wolfson History Prize and the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction; Napoleon and Wellington (2001), Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership (2003), which coincided with four-part BBC2 history series, and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 (2005) which brought him an invitation to the White House in February 2007, where he delivered the prestigious White House Lecture. His most recent book is Masters and Commanders: How Churchill, Roosevelt, Marshall and Alanbrooke Won the War in the West 1941-45 (Allen Lane, 2008), which was awarded the Emery Reves Prize. Roberts is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He has also been elected a Fellow of the Napoleonic Institute and an Honorary Member of the International Churchill Society (UK).

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0141029285
• ISBN 13: 9780141029283
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 800