No Simple Victory : World War II in Europe, 1939-1945 Paperback - 2008
by Norman Davies
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If history really belongs to the victor, what happens when more than one side declares victory? Thats the conundrum Davies unravels in this absorbing, clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight into a debate that continues to this day. Four 8-page b&w photo inserts. 35,000 prin.
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- Title No Simple Victory : World War II in Europe, 1939-1945
- Author Norman Davies
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 592
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2008
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0143114093I3N00
- ISBN 9780143114093 / 0143114093
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.3 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 3.30 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1930's
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Europe - History - 1918-1945, World War, 1939-1945 - Europe
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.534
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Summary
One of the world?s leading historians re- examines World War II and its outcome
A clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight by reevaluating well-established facts and pointing out lesser-known ones, No Simple Victory asks readers to reconsider what they know about the war, and how that knowledge might be biased or incorrect. Norman Davies poses simple questions that have unexpected answers: Can you name the five biggest battles of the war? What were the main political ideologies that were contending for supremacy? The answers to these questions will surprise even those who feel that they are experts on the subject.
Davies has established himself as a preeminent scholar of World War II . No Simple Victory is an invaluable contribution to twentieth-century history and an illuminating portrait of a conflict that continues to provoke debate.
A clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight by reevaluating well-established facts and pointing out lesser-known ones, No Simple Victory asks readers to reconsider what they know about the war, and how that knowledge might be biased or incorrect. Norman Davies poses simple questions that have unexpected answers: Can you name the five biggest battles of the war? What were the main political ideologies that were contending for supremacy? The answers to these questions will surprise even those who feel that they are experts on the subject.
Davies has established himself as a preeminent scholar of World War II . No Simple Victory is an invaluable contribution to twentieth-century history and an illuminating portrait of a conflict that continues to provoke debate.