Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed thd World 1940-1941
by Kershaw, Ian
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The choices made by the leaders of the major powers in World War and their ultimate impact on the outcome of the war. Analysis of Churchill's decision to fight on after the fall of France, Hitler'sd to invade the Soviet Union, Tokyo' s to risk war, Mussolini's invasion of France, Roosevelt pushibg the United States into all out aid to Britain, Hitler's declaration of war on the United States and the Nazi decision to kill all the Jews.
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The newest immensely original undertaking from the historian who gave us the defining two-volume portrait of Hitler, Fateful Choices puts Ian Kershaw?s analytical and storytelling gifts on dazzling display. From May 1940 to December 1941, the leaders of the world?s six major powers made a series of related decisions that determined the final outcome of World War II and shaped the course of human destiny. As the author examines the connected stories of these profound choices, he restores a sense of drama and contingency to this pivotal moment, producing one of the freshest, most important books on World War II in years?one with powerful contemporary relevance.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Fortney (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9780143113720
- Title
- Fateful Choices
- Author
- Kershaw, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Good
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 483
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Word War II