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by Victor Davis Hanson


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A "breathtakingly magisterial" account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian (Wall Street Journal)
World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, bestselling author Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. The Axis powers were well prepared to win limited border conflicts, but once they blundered into global war, they had no hope of victory. An authoritative new history of astonishing breadth, The Second World Wars offers a stunning reinterpretation of history's deadliest conflict.

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  • Title The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
  • Author Victor Davis Hanson
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 720
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York
  • Date 2017-10-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780465066988 / 0465066984
  • Weight 2.15 lbs (0.98 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.5 x 2.3 in (23.88 x 16.51 x 5.84 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1930's
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Western Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017024227
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.54

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/01/2017, Page 107
  • Library Journal, 10/01/2017, Page 85
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/28/2017, Page 0

About the author

Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow in military history at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. He is the author of over two dozen books, including A War Like No Other, The Case for Trump, and most recently, The Dying Citizen. He lives in Selma, California.
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