The Road to War - Couverture rigide

Overy, R. J.; Wheatcroft, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0563208279 ISBN 13 : 9780563208273

Editeur : BBC Books, 1989

Synopsis

Linked with a BBC series, this book sets out to ask, without resort to hindsight, why the world's greatest powers were at war 50 years ago. It looks at Hitler's assumption that his invasion of Poland would be unopposed and his plans for a "war of great proportions" in the 60s, and aims to recapture the concerns, anxieties and prejudices of the statesmen of the 30s and the people they led. Richard Overy has also written "The Air War", "Goering: The Iron Man", and "The Nazi Economic Recovery: 1932-38". Andrew Wheatcroft has also written "World Atlas of Revolutions" and "Who's Who in Military History".

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Richard Overy is Professor in History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of books on the Second World War, the European dictatorships and the history of air power. His latest titles include Why the Allies Won (2nd edn 2006), The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia (2004) and The Morbid Age: Britain Between the Wars (2009). He is a fellow of the British Academy and winner of the Wolfson History Prize in 2005.

Andrew Wheatcroft is the author of many pioneerign books on early modern adn modern history, including The Ottomans (1993) and The Enemy at the Gate (2008). he is based in Dumfriesshire adn is Professor and Director of the Centre for Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling.

Revue de presse

"The best short work on the origins of the second world war. It is a masterpiece of compression" (Literary Review)

"Stimulating and enjoyable... essential reading" (Guardian)

"Well-written, authoritative" (Norman Stone Sunday Times)

"The authors combine passion with understanding to make sound historical sense" (The Economist)

"It is mesmerising to read about a world careering to hell" (Independent)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BBC Books
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0563208279
• ISBN 13: 9780563208273
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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