Overview
A prize-winning historian reveals how Stalin--not Hitler--was the animating force of World War II in this major new history. We remember World War II as a struggle between good and evil, with Hitler propelling events and the Allied powers saving the day. But Hitler's armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit the spoils of war. That role belonged to Joseph Stalin. Hitler's genocidal ambition may have unleashed Armageddon, but as celebrated historian Sean McMeekin shows, the conflicts that emerged were the result of Stalin's maneuverings, orchestrated to unleash a war between capitalist powers in Europe and between Japan and the Anglo-American forces in the Pacific. Meanwhile, the United States and Britain's self-defeating strategy of supporting Stalin and his armies at all costs allowed the Soviets to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism. A groundbreaking reassessment, Stalin's War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the roots of the current world order.
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Author: Sean McMeekin ,
Kevin Stillwell
Publisher: Basic Books
Imprint: Basic Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 4.30cm
, Length: 14.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781549111471
ISBN 10: 1549111477
Publication Date: 20 April 2021
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Sean McMeekin's new book fills a massive gap in the historiography of World War II. Based on exhaustive research in Russian and other archives, his examination of Stalin's foreign policy explores fresh avenues and explodes many myths, perhaps the most significant being that of unwittingly exaggerated emphasis on 'Hitler's war.' He shows conclusively that the two tyrants were equally responsible, both for the outbreak of war in 1945 and the appalling slaughter which ensued. -- Nikolai Tolstoy, author of Stalin's Secret War
Sean McMeekin's new book fills a massive gap in the historiography of World War II. Based on exhaustive research in Russian and other archives, his examination of Stalin's foreign policy explores fresh avenues and explodes many myths. -- Nikolai Tolstoy, author of Stalin's Secret War McMeekin's approach in Stalin's War is both original and refreshing, written as it is with a wonderful clarity. -- Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad
Author Information
Sean McMeekin is a professor of history at Bard College. His books have won numerous awards. In 2010, he won the Norman B. Tomlinson Jr. Book Prize for The Russian Origins of the First World War and in 2011 the Barbara Jelavich Book Prize for The Berlin-Baghdad Express. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Arthur Goodzeit Book Award for The Ottoman Endgame and in 2016 the Historian's Prize. Kevin Stillwell is an actor, voice talent, and Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. His film and television credits include Looper and Drop Dead Diva.
