Any recommendations for a comprehensive, global history of WWII? I've looked at A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II, Delivered from Evil: The Saga of World War Two, and Churchill's WWII book set. I would prefer a single volume.
A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II is a book I greatly enjoyed reading - highly recommended!
i really enjoyed History of the Second World War by Liddell Hart
The Second World War by John Keegan is an excellent overview.
Anthony Beevor also has a new book out covering the entire war. I have not read it yet, but Beevor's work is generally outstanding.
Quote from: mirth on November 30, 2013, 10:17:17 AM
The Second World War by John Keegan is an excellent overview.
Anthony Beevor also has a new book out covering the entire war. I have not read it yet, but Beevor's work is generally outstanding.
Its on my list. Beevor is an excellent author.
HA did not know this - this coupled with Exodus are my dad's 2 christmas books - phew, always hard to find them
Thanks for the recommendations! I decided to go with History of the Second World War
B.H. Liddell Hart after seeing how many maps were included in it. 8)
I'm certain I'll pick up some of the other titles later.
Score!!!!!!!
You won't regret it
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 30, 2013, 11:58:55 AM
HA did not know this - this coupled with Exodus are my dad's 2 christmas books - phew, always hard to find them
You are a good son ;-)
Also think about 2,194 Days of War:
http://www.amazon.com/2194-Days-War-Illustrated-Chronology/dp/0831788852/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1390089635&sr=8-4&keywords=2194+days+of+war
It's a great book that chronicles the entire war day by day. Some days are, obviously, much longer than others. It's also loaded with lots of maps and photographs. It's a terrific resource as a reference guide, but I admit, I've read through the entire thing.
this one is pretty interesting as it covers more then just the front line.
http://www.amazon.com/Russia-War-1941-1945-Alexander-Werth/dp/0786707224