Description
One of the world's leading historians re-examines World War II and its outcome A clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight by reevaluating well-established facts and pointing out lesser-known ones, No Simple Victory asks readers to reconsider what they know about the war, and how that knowledge might be biased or incorrect. Norman Davies poses simple questions that have unexpected answers: Can you name the five biggest battles of the war? What were the main political ideologies that were contending for supremacy? The answers to these questions will surprise even those who feel that they are experts on the subject. Davies has established himself as a preeminent scholar of World War II. No Simple Victory is an invaluable contribution to twentieth-century history and an illuminating portrait of a conflict that continues to provoke debate.
Author: Norman Davies
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780143114093
ISBN10: 0143114093
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
Author: Norman Davies
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780143114093
ISBN10: 0143114093
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
About the Author
Norman Davies is a supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society, and Professor Emeritus at London University. His books include Europe: A History (a New York Times Notable Book), The Isles: A History, and the definitive history of Poland, God's Playground.