Description: 1939 by Richard Overy "Overys book is easily the best account of Europes descent into...death and destruction." --Evening Standard (London)A brilliantly concise narrative of the days leading to the outbreak of historys greatest conflagration, 1939 takes readers hour by hour through the nail-biting decisions that determined the fate of millions. Richard Overy, a leading historian of the period, masterfully recreates the jockeying for advantage that set Europes greatest powers on a collision course. Would Stalin join Hitler in a bid to divide Poland and flout the West? Would Britain and France succeed in forcing Germany to reason? And how far would a defiant Poland push its claim to exist? In the summer of 1939, the course of events was anything but assured, as this exceptionally absorbing book drives home. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Richard Overy is Professor of History at the University of Exeter and one of Britains most distinguished historians and an internationally renowned scholar of World War II. He is the recipient of the Hessell-Tiltman Prize, the Wolfson History Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize and is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society. His many works include Blood and Ruins, The Bombing War, Dictators and The Morbid Age. Review "Overy is one of the great historians of the second world war."-- Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times (London)"This countrys most distinguished historian of the Second World War ... Overys book is easily the best account of Europes descent into the death and destruction that were Hitlers element" -- Michael Burleigh, Evening Standard (London)"Nail-biting ... with rare narrative verve, he documents the ultimatums, emissaries, letters and increasingly desperate proposals that shuttled across Europe in the countdown to war.""-- Ian Thomson Independent (London)"Even those who think they know it all about how war broke out will learn something from Richard Overys book"-- Simon Heffer, Literary Review (London)"One of the great historians of this conflict" -- Simon Garfield, Observer (London) Review Quote "Overy is one of the great historians of the second world war."-- Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times (London) "This countrys most distinguished historian of the Second World War ... Overys book is easily the best account of Europes descent into the death and destruction that were Hitlers element" - - Michael Burleigh, Evening Standard (London) "Nail-biting ... with rare narrative verve, he documents the ultimatums, emissaries, letters and increasingly desperate proposals that shuttled across Europe in the countdown to war.""- - Ian Thomson Independent (London) "Even those who think they know it all about how war broke out will learn something from Richard Overys book"- - Simon Heffer, Literary Review (London) "One of the great historians of this conflict" -- Simon Garfield, Observer (London) Details ISBN0143120069 Short Title 1939 Pages 176 Language English ISBN-10 0143120069 ISBN-13 9780143120063 Media Book Format Paperback Residence ENK Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-09-27 Subtitle Countdown to War Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-09-27 NZ Release Date 2011-09-27 US Release Date 2011-09-27 UK Release Date 2011-09-27 Author Richard Overy Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint Penguin USA DEWEY 940.53/11 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:37310244;
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