angelc89f1's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of the best books I've ever read about the history of WWII it presents a radically different point of view from the usual works by western historians, where the staggering imbalance of the contribution to Nazi defeat by the Soviet and Western armies is given due attention.
It is also refreshing the way the author organizes the material by thematic chunks, such as soldiers, civilians, murders, refugees, concentration camps, heroines, spies, traitors, and so forth, which allows him to bring the focus to the individuals that took part in the conflict, for better or worse, rather than following the march of the armies through the European map and the deeds of the great leaders, as is habitual in these books.
Engaging and thought-provoking, as all history writing should be...
It is also refreshing the way the author organizes the material by thematic chunks, such as soldiers, civilians, murders, refugees, concentration camps, heroines, spies, traitors, and so forth, which allows him to bring the focus to the individuals that took part in the conflict, for better or worse, rather than following the march of the armies through the European map and the deeds of the great leaders, as is habitual in these books.
Engaging and thought-provoking, as all history writing should be...
angelc89f1's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of the best books I've ever read about the history of WWII it presents a radically different point of view from the usual works by western historians, where the staggering imbalance of the contribution to Nazi defeat by the Soviet and Western armies is given due attention.
It is also refreshing the way the author organizes the material by thematic chunks, such as soldiers, civilians, murders, refugees, concentration camps, heroines, spies, traitors, and so forth, which allows him to bring the focus to the individuals that took part in the conflict, for better or worse, rather than following the march of the armies through the European map and the deeds of the great leaders, as is habitual in these books.
Engaging and thought-provoking, as all history writing should be...
It is also refreshing the way the author organizes the material by thematic chunks, such as soldiers, civilians, murders, refugees, concentration camps, heroines, spies, traitors, and so forth, which allows him to bring the focus to the individuals that took part in the conflict, for better or worse, rather than following the march of the armies through the European map and the deeds of the great leaders, as is habitual in these books.
Engaging and thought-provoking, as all history writing should be...
nicholasbobbitt1997's review against another edition
2.0
This is barely a history. It's bullet-point lists, tables, and a sprinkling of writing every so often.
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