1939: Countdown to War

by Richard Overy

Book Overview

A leading historian re-creates the final hours of peace in Europe. On August 24, 1939, the world held its collective breath as Hitler and Stalin signed the now infamous nonaggression pact, signaling an imminent invasion of Poland and daring Western Europe to respond. In this dramatic account of the final days before the outbreak of World War II, award-winning historian Richard Overy vividly chronicles the unraveling of peace, hour by grim hour, as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670022098
• ISBN13: 9780670022090
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher