The Storm of War

A New History of the Second World War

De: Andrew Roberts

Narrado por: Christian Rodska

The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days, cost $1.5 trillion, and claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. What were the factors that affected the war's outcome? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won?

Andrew Roberts' acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. From the western front to North Africa, from the Baltic to the Far East, he tells the story of the war - the grand strategy and the individual experience, the cruelty and the heroism - as never before.

In researching this magnificently vivid history, Roberts walked many of the key battlefields and wartimes sites in Russia, France, Italy, Germany, and the Far East, and drew on a number of never-before-published documents, such as a letter from Hitler's director of military operations explaining the reasoning behind the Fuhrer's order to halt the Panzers outside Dunkirk - a delay that enabled British forces to evacuate. Roberts illuminates the principal actors on both sides and analyzes how they reached critical decisions. He also presents the tales of many little-known individuals whose experiences form a panoply of the extraordinary courage and self-sacrifice, as well as the terrible depravity and cruelty, of the Second World War.

Meticulously researched and masterfully written, The Storm of War gives a dramatic account of this momentous event and shows in remarkable detail why the war took the course it did.

©2011 Andrew Roberts (P)2011 Tantor

Fantastic

Wonderful insights as to the various different personalities an ultimate defeat of the Third Reich. illustration of the various German mistakes which in hindsight makes sense to us now but at the time clearly speak to the genius behind the English cracking of the enigma machine and Superior strategy moves the Commonwealth and its army made before the American arrival into the second World war.

Should have been called "All about Hitler"

As usual; very little of the book is devoted to the Eastern side of WW2. It is a good book and is filled with discoveries of materials that are not in books published earlier. LOT of the authors opinion in this work (almost all that I happen to agree with ). All in all; worth the many hours to listen to!

A great look at the German preparations for D-DAY.

enjoyed it a great deal. A little known view of the war before D-Day.

A Must Read. Period.

What is arguably one of the most thoughtful and in-depth histories of World War II also happens to be one of the newest. This book will no doubt go down in history as one of the top number of historical recounts of the war, and will likely be included in bibliographies of great military institutions for the next hundred years. An absolute must read for anyone who has interest in the second world war, military strategy, or western and world history.

A great look at the best and worst of mankind.

Any additional comments?

Roberts and Rodska combine to bring to life many larger than life characters in an incredibly good re-telling of story of World War II. Roberts has done fantastic research and has a plethora of first hand accounts that really add weight to the times and events of this great and tragic event.