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The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War Paperback – 1 April 2010

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From the author of Masters and Commanders, Andrew Roberts' The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict.

The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Why did it take the course that it did? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won?

Ranging from the Western front to North Africa, from the Baltic to the Far East, he brings the story of the war - and those who fought it - into focus as never before.

'One of the greatest historians of our time ... His masterpiece'
  Oliver Marre, Observer

'An undoubted triumph. This, simply, is the best one-volume history of the Second World War currently available'
  Laurence Rees

'Magnificent ... Stylish penmanship, gritty research and lucid reasoning, coupled with poignant and haunting detours into private lives ruined and shortened'
  Economist

'Moving, thought-provoking, enlightening'
  Roger Moorhouse, Independent

'An exceptional accomplishment ... the definitive single-volume history of the war ... Essential'
  Peter Watts, Time Out

'In what might be his best book yet, Roberts gives us the war as seen from the other side of the hill - the German Reich'
  Nigel Jones, Sunday Telegraph

Andrew Roberts's Masters and Commanders was one of the most acclaimed, bestselling history books of 2008. His previous books include Salisbury: Victorian Titan (1999), which won the Wolfson History Prize and the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction, Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership (2003), which coincided with four-part BBC2 history series.

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768 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Penguin
Publication date

1 April 2010
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Baby and up
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12.8 x 3.58 x 19.71 cm
ISBN-10

0141029285
ISBN-13

978-0141029283
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Roberts's populist approach makes for a rollicking good read and never comes at the expense of accuracy. His mastery of the huge variety of subjects is truly impressive and his ability to marshal these subjects into a single compelling narrative stunning -- Keith Lowe ― Daily Telegraph

About the Author

Andrew Roberts is a biographer and historian of international renown whose books include Salisbury: Victorian Titan (winner of the Wolfson Prize for History), Masters and Commanders (winner of the Emery Reves Award), The Storm of War (winner of the British Army Book Prize), Napoleon the Great (winner of the Grand Prix of the Fondation Napoléon and the Los Angeles Times Biography Prize) and Leadership in War. His Churchill: Walking with Destiny (2018) was acclaimed as 'undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' (Sunday Times) and was a major bestseller in UK and USA. Roberts is a Fellow of the Royal Societies of Literature and the Royal Historical Society, and a Trustee of the International Churchill Society. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Department of War Studies at King's College, London, and the Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His website is www.andrew-roberts.net.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin (1 April 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 768 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141029285
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141029283
Reading age ‏ : ‎ Baby and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.8 x 3.58 x 19.71 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 36,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 125 in Military History of Strategy, Tactics & Military Science
- 675 in World History of World War II 1939-1945
- 952 in World History (Books)

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SpiritofLakotaSioux

A must have for any WW2 history enthusiast !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2016

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Andrew Roberts book is by far the best account I have read about WW2. I like the refreshing tone of the book and the little nooks and crannies Roberts visits with his unique almost detective type nose for 'what ifs' ! I have always questioned why Japan did not invade the Eastern coast of the USSR at the exact time as Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa on 2Ist June 1941. Keep the USA out of the war and when conquered the USSR had more than enough mineral, oil and agricultural wealth to sustain both the Nazi's and the Japanese Empire. Roberts touches on this subject and provides very interesting information as why this did not happen. Overall a great read about a bloody horrible conflict. Roberts has that rare ability to produce written matter that engages the reader and yet has a thread of humanity interwoven throughout the narrative.........the fire within the ice ! I emailed Mr Roberts to thank him for his work and his response within 5 minutes was a delight to read. You know you are getting old when you are reading wonderful history books written by people considerably younger than you as in this case !

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Andy C

Excellent general history

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2020

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Despite having read various books on SWW for years, I found this history pulled it all together very well. It's particularly good on the European theatre, and on analysing the different strategic blunders of Hitler, and the tensions between Hiter and the Generals.

Far less time was given to the Pacifc theatre - though Japanese strategy and its unravelling is explained. I leanrt some new information on Japanese atrocities as well..

There are some sections towards the end where the author engages in counterfactuals, and these are less convincing.

The book relies pretty much exclusively on secondary sources - and some general histories - e.g. Max Hastings, though I picked up loads of good references for future reads.

Overall it was a gripping read and I'd recommend it - particularly for a holiday!

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sebquest

Spotlight on WWII

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2018

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Not what I expected as I thought this would be a progressive history of WWII whereas it deals with specific episodes, some I wasn't too familiar with, in quite some depth and it's turned out to be a really good 'read'. There's also a substantial amount of unknown detail in areas of the war I thought I was familiar with.
I'm totally in awe of Christian Rodska's reading of this 3 disc MP3 {approx. 28 hours listening time) as he seems unfazed by anything the text can throw at him from German & Japanese to Russian - his pronunciation is spot on and his delivery is anything but flat - I believe I'm being read to by someone actually knowledgeable and interested in the subject. As always the reader is key.

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Oleksandr Gulidov

Brilliant analytical account of WW2

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2022

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As everything I've read by Roberts, this is a very well written, engaging, analytical account of WW2. This should not be your first book on WW2. I'd say it should be your last one to read because Roberts takes stock of things. He goes into the analysis of what happened and why it happened. But most interestingly, he also goes into "what might have happened" if so and so...

I enjoyed this one immensely! Andrew Roberts is one of very few modern historians who writes serious history as if it were popular fiction - very engaging, accessible yet scholarly and deep at the same time.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2021

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This is the only history book which I have found to be a compelling read, really difficult to put down. Roberts writes concisely, clearly, dispassionately and gave me insights into the campaigns and conduct of the war in a remarkably non-judgmental way. So good that I bought an extra three copies to give away as Christmas presents. A 5* read.

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Colin S.

Excellent account of the main events, plus a host of less important but fascinating detail.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2019

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A superb summary of all the main events of the Second World War, probably the best of several I have read. Andrew Roberts has a compelling style of writing which always commands your attention. He is a master of research and I am constantly amazed at the amount of detail and interesting information that he can pack into a single sentence withou it becoming laborious. I cannot recommend this book too highly.

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Chat Tigré

Such a fantastic book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 January 2018

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Reading this book is a stunning experience. So many new facts, backgrounds, references. Also the multitude of quoted personal experiences add to a complete new perception of WW2.
Mostly I'm reading up to four different books at the time, so I'm a comparatively "slow" reader. But each page is so full of exceptional viewpoints, that at this moment, Storm of War will be my absolute favourite Second World War book for a long time.

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MartinB

Best narrative history of the second world war.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2015

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Roberts manages to cover WW2 on all its fronts, convincingly and often movingly. Much of it is seen, inevitably, from the point of the senior leaders, but he is always aware of the terrible costs to civilians, common soldiers, and innocent victims of brutality. It is never less than compelling reading, and doesn't spare the stupidities of generals and politicians alike.

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