{"product_id":"stalins-war-a-new-history-of-world-war-ii-9781541672796","title":"Stalins War: A New History of World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eA prize-winning historians major new history of the Second World War  arguing that Stalins USSR was the wars driving force. A provocative revisionist take on the Second World War  McMeekin is a formidable researcher. Financial Times We remember World War II as a struggle between good and evil  with Hitler propelling events and the Allied powers saving the day. But Hitlers armies did not fight in multiple theaters  his empire did not span the Eurasian continent  and he did not inherit the spoils of war. That role belonged to Joseph Stalin. Hitlers genocidal ambition may have unleashed Armageddon  but as celebrated historian Sean McMeekin shows  the conflicts that emerged were distinctly shaped by Stalins maneuverings  orchestrated to unleash a war between Germany and her capitalist adversaries in Europe and between Japan and the Anglo-Saxon powers in Asia. Meanwhile  the United States and Britains self-defeating strategy of supporting Stalin and his armies at all costs allowed the Soviets to conquer most of Eurasia  from Berlin to Beijing  for Communism. A groundbreaking reassessment  Stalins War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the roots of the current world order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652327170101,"sku":"ByrdShop_1541672798","price":39.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781541672796.jpg?v=1781851175","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/stalins-war-a-new-history-of-world-war-ii-9781541672796","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}