{"product_id":"the-storm-of-war-a-new-history-of-the-second-world-war","title":"The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \"Britains finest military historian\" (The Economist) comes a magisterial new history of World War II and the flawed axis strategy that led to their defeat. The Second World War lasted for 2 174 days  cost $1.5 trillion  and claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. What were the factors that affected the wars outcome? Why did the Axis lose? And could they  with a different strategy  have won? Andrew Robertss acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. From the western front to North Africa  from the Baltic to the Far East  he tells the story of the warthe grand strategy and the individual experience  the cruelty and the heroismas never before. In researching this magnificently vivid history  Roberts walked many of the key battlefields and wartime sites in Russia  France  Italy  Germany  and the Far East  and drew on a number of never-before-published documents  such as a letter from Hitlers director of military operations explaining the reasoning behind the Fhrers order to halt the Panzers outside Dunkirka delay that enabled British forces to evacuate. Roberts illuminates the principal actors on both sides and analyzes how they reached critical decisions. He also presents the tales of many little-known individuals whose experiences form a panoply of the extraordinary courage and self-sacrifice  as well as the terrible depravity and cruelty  of the Second World War. Meticulously researched and masterfully written  The Storm of War gives a dramatic account of this momentous event and shows in remarkable detail why the war took the course it did.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983908958261,"sku":"ByrdShop_0061228591","price":29.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780061228599.jpg?v=1770813533","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-storm-of-war-a-new-history-of-the-second-world-war","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}