{"product_id":"world-war-ii-six-years-that-changed-world-history-paperback","title":"World War II: Six Years That Changed World History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJelle Peters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWORLD WAR II THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS LEADERS, COMMANDERS AND PERPETRATORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld War II: Six Years That Changed World History\u003c\/i\u003e, a short history of the most violent conflict in human history, is more than a regular overview. Rather than trying to cover every major event of the Second World War, it alternates between telling the general story and zooming in on specific, game-changing events, the reasons behind key decisions and the thinking of leaders, commanders and perpetrators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome of the major battles discussed: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Battle of Britain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Barbarossa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Battle of Stalingrad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Attack on Pearl Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApart from the war in Europe and the war in the Pacific, the Holocaust and the building of the atom bomb are also more extensively covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow and why the Nazi persecution of the Jews went from isolation, oppression and emigration, to concentration and finally extermination is told by looking at: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNazi ideology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNazi laws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attitude of other countries in the 1930s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuotes from books, memos and remarks by some of the main perpetrators, such as Adolf Hitler, Reichsmarschall Hermann G ring, Auschwitz Commandant Rudolf H ss and SS-Gruppenf hrer Reinhard Heydrich, who ran the Einsatzgruppen, a.k.a. SS death-squads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe creation of the atom bomb follows the path from the discovery of nuclear fission to the early British research to develop a nuclear weapon, code-named Tube Alloys, the American Manhattan Project and finally the decision to drop the bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWord War II: Six Years That Changed World History is a well-sourced, gripping and at times chilling overview of a war that forever changed who we are and how we view ourselves. If you are looking for a compelling read about those pivotal six years between 1939-1945, this book is for you.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet your copy now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJelle Peters is a legal historian and author, with a Master's degree in legal theory from Utrecht University. He frequently publishes about U.S. constitutional law, American and European history and foreign policy issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52627977568563,"sku":"9789082506303","price":17.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Zjl5TlVXU2plSlhXKzBZSDFSVFUyQT09.webp?v=1762102708","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/world-war-ii-six-years-that-changed-world-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}