The Road to War

Overy, R J & Wheatcroft, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0563208279 / ISBN 13: 9780563208273

Published by BBC Books, London, UK, 1989

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The events leading to the Second World War, 1Includes 2*maps, 52*b/w photographs. 304pp. DJ protected by removable clear plastic cover.

Seller Inventory # 50614

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Road to War
• Publisher: BBC Books, London, UK
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0563208279
• ISBN 13: 9780563208273
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 950 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • WW2: General & Miscellaneous

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Synopsis

In the years between the two great wars, the nations of the world, ravaged by war and depression, struggled to maintain a delicate peace. Torn between pressing social needs — massive unemployment and the threat of revolutions — Western Europe played for time in which to repair its economies and to strengthen its governments. No one wanted war. Yet, determined to win the “living space” he was convinced Germany needed, Adolf Hitler made war unavoidable, despite the pronounced reluctance of the rest of the world.Almost seventy years after the start of World War II, historians Richard Overy and Andrew Wheatcroft return to the question of why the nations of the world found themselves embroiled in conflict once more. Step by step, Overy and Wheatcroft reconstruct the perspective of each country as it marched down the road to Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, the Soviet Union, Japan, and the United States, each with its own domestic problems and international ambitions.Hailed in England for its accessibility as well as its scholarship, The Road to War is a handbook for anyone interested in how war came.

About the Author

Richard Overy is a professor of history at the University of Exeter. A leading expert in World War II history, he has written more than twenty books, including Why the Allies Won, and The Twilight Years.