World War Two: A Short History

by Norman Stone

Book Overview

After the unprecedented destruction of the Great War, the world longed for a lasting peace. The victors, however, valued vengeance even more than stability and demanded a massive indemnity from Germany in order to keep it from rearming. The results, as eminent historian Norman Stone describes in this authoritative history, were disastrous.

In World War Two, Stone provides a remarkably concise account of the deadliest war of human history,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465013724
• ISBN13: 9780465013722
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher