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World War II - (Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Barbarossa, Stalingrad, War in Pacific, Empire of Japan, ) by Jelle Peters (Paperback)

World War II - (Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Barbarossa, Stalingrad, War in Pacific, Empire of Japan, ) by  Jelle Peters (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS LEADERS, COMMANDERS AND PERPETRATORS</b><p></p> <p><i>World War II: Six Years That Changed World History</i>, a short history of the most violent conflict in human history, is more than a regular overview. Rather than trying to cover every major event of the Second World War, it alternates between telling the general story and zooming in on specific, game-changing events, the reasons behind key decisions and the thinking of leaders, commanders and perpetrators. </p><b>Some of the major battles discussed: </b><ul><li>The Battle of Britain</li><li>Operation Barbarossa</li><li>The Battle of Stalingrad</li><li>The Attack on Pearl Harbor</li></ul><p></p> <p>Apart from the war in Europe and the war in the Pacific, the Holocaust and the building of the atom bomb are also more extensively covered.</p><p>How and why the Nazi persecution of the Jews went from isolation, oppression and emigration, to concentration and finally extermination is told by looking at: </p> <ul><li>Nazi ideology</li><li>Nazi laws</li><li>The attitude of other countries in the 1930s</li><li>Quotes from books, memos and remarks by some of the main perpetrators, such as Adolf Hitler, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, Auschwitz Commandant Rudolf Höss and SS-Gruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, who ran the Einsatzgruppen, a.k.a. SS death-squads.</li></ul> <p></p> <p>The creation of the atom bomb follows the path from the discovery of nuclear fission to the early British research to develop a nuclear weapon, code-named Tube Alloys, the American Manhattan Project and finally the decision to drop the bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.</p> <p><b><i>Word War II: Six Years That Changed World History is a well-sourced, gripping and at times chilling overview of a war that forever changed who we are and how we view ourselves. If you are looking for a compelling read about those pivotal six years between 1939-1945, this book is for you.</i> </b></p><p></p><b>Get your copy now.</b><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jelle Peters is a legal historian and author, with a Master's degree in legal theory from Utrecht University. He frequently publishes about U.S. constitutional law, American and European history and foreign policy issues.

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