No Simple Victory
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- Synopsis
- What was the biggest operation of World War II in Europe? It wasnt D-Day. What was the name of the largest concentration camp operating in Europe between 1939 and 1945. It wasnt Auschwitz. What European nationality lost the largest number of civilians between 1939 and 1945? It wasnt the Frenchor the Germans. Bringing his usual fresh eye to bear on a story we all think we know, Norman Davies answers these questions, and many more, in this concise, vivid, and thought-provoking new history of the Second World War. Powerfully argued, compellingly written and devastating in its conclusions, Davies forces us to look again at those six years and to discard the usual narrative of Allied good versus Nazi evil. He reminds us that for the greater part of the continent, the Allied victory and the liberation of Europe was the beginning of more than 50 years of totalitarian oppression.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781440651120
- Publisher:
- PENGUIN group
- Date of Addition:
- 04/29/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Norman Davies
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.