A Short History of World War II is essentially a military history,
but it reaches from the peace settlements of World War I to the
drastically altered postwar world of the late 1940's.
Lucidly written and eminently readable, it is factual and accurate
enough to satisfy professional historians. A Short History of World War
II will appeal equally to the general reader, the veteran who fought in
the War, and the student interested in understanding the contemporary
political world.