Martin Gilbert's presents A "magisterial" (New York Times)
single-volume history of the Second World War.
It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. By the
time it came to an end on V-J Day-August 14, 1945 -it had involved every
major power and become global in its reach. In the final accounting, it
would turn out to be, in both human terms and material resources, the
costliest war in history, taking the lives of thirty million people.
In one brilliant volume, eminent historian Martin Gilbert offers the
complete history of WWII. With unparalleled scholarship and breadth of
vision, Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill as well as
one of the leading experts on the Holocaust, weaves together political,
military, diplomatic, and civilian elements to provide a global
perspective on the war, in a work that is both a treasure trove of
information and a gripping, dramatic narrative.
"In his transmission of the horror of the war, Martin Gilbert has
achieved something no other historian but he could. There is indeed a
relentless force about chronology when it is used as a tool by an
historian of the stature of Martin Gilbert."
-The Sunday Telegraph
"Gilbert's flowing narrative is spiced with anecdotal details culled
from diaries, memoirs, and official documents. He is especially skillful
at interweaving summaries of military strategy with vignettes of
civilian suffering." -Newsweek
