| Publishing data: |
UK (Weidenfeld); USA (Holt), 1989; paperback, 3rd UK printing, 2000, 8th US printing, 2001. |
| Summary: |
A history of the Second World War that covers all the war fronts, the fighting on land, at sea and in the air, the activities of resistance and partisan groups, espionage, secret intelligence, strategy and tactics, war leaders, generals, admirals and air marshals, individual acts of heroism on all the war fronts and behind the lines, the fate of prisoners of war, the bombing of cities, the submarine war, and the aftermath of the war. |
| Notes About This Book: |
The first history of the second World War - and to date the only one - in which the fate of the Jews, and of the many other civilian victims, is an integral part of the war narrative. 102 maps specially prepared by the author for this volume; 130 photographs. |