The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War

Author:   Andrew Roberts ,  Andrew Roberts
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Pages:   768
Publication Date:   17 May 2011
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"""Roberts'spopulist approach makes for a rollicking good read and never comes at theexpense of accuracy. His mastery of the huge variety of subjects is trulyimpressive and his ability to marshal these subjects into a single compellingnarrative stunning."" --The Daily Telegraph Hailedby The Economist as ""Britain's finest military historian"" forbestsellers such as Masters and Commanders and Waterloo, AndrewRoberts offers a magisterial new history of World War II and the Axis strategythat led the Germans and Japanese to their eventual defeat. Perfect for readershoping to gain new insight into WWII's pivotal battles and campaigns, fromDunkirk to D-Day, The Storm of War is a powerful, penetrating, andcompulsively readable examination of the causes, currents, and consequences ofthe Second World War."

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Author:   Andrew Roberts ,  Andrew Roberts
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.998kg
ISBN:  

9780061228599


ISBN 10:   0061228591
Pages:   768
Publication Date:   17 May 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
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A magnificent book. . . .It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved. -- The Economist In what might be his best book yet, Roberts gives us the war as seen from the other side of the hill. He has the knack of making complex military operations comprehensible and salting the grand strategic sweep with vignettes of how it felt to be a soldier. --Nigel Jones, The Sunday Telegraph Andrew Roberts's latest offering is a sparkling addition to the groaning shelves. Roberts offers refreshing judgments on the politicians and commanders in lively prose and his denunciation of the murder of millions of Jews is as measured as it is moving. --Robert Service, The Observer Roberts's book is tightly written, every page packed with terse comment, well-organised facts and, often, telling details. Engrossing to read. --Paul Johnson, The Spectator Roberts is a first-rate historian. He has a sharp eye for a good subject and a knack of getting to its heart. The second world war, which cost more than 50 million lives, has a perennial fascination that Roberts conveys through an admirably lucid narrative. --Piers Brendon, The Sunday Times Roberts's narrative gifts are such that it is almost impossible to read his retelling of these nightmares without some feeling of encountering the new. No history book can ever truly be definitive, but this comes close. Roberts never loses sight of the human side of this epic. -- National Review This is history as it should be written. Award-winning historian Roberts, a master storyteller, combines a comprehensive command of sources, a sophisticated analytical dimension, and fingertip balance between great events and their personal dimensions. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Roberts gives readers a new, well-written retelling of the spectacular ebb and flow of World War II. . . .A well-sourced and well-told introduction for general readers that will also be enjoyed by those in the know. -- Library Journal (starred review) With his new book on the Second World War, British historian Andrew Roberts has not only written the single best history of that conflict but has also claimed his place as one of our top historians. --Michael Korda, The Daily Beast Roberts is a great historian because of a rare triune mastery: of the movement of history, in both its broad sweep and particular revelatory detail; a felicitous prose style and gift for narrative; and a commanding moral vision. --Roger Kimball, The Daily Roberts underscores the factors that affected the war's outcome and raises a number of intriguing questions. . . . Accessible, meticulously researched, and executed with clarity. -- The Tucson Citizen Gripping. . . .Splendid history. A brilliantly clear and accessible account of the war in all its theaters. Roberts's prose is unerringly precise and strikingly vivid. It is hard to imagine a better-told military history of World War II. --Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Book Review Many World War II books require numerous volumes and thousands of pages. But by marching across huge spans of time and territory with the eye of a determined battlefield soldier, British historian Roberts packs the whole war into one 768-page volume. -- The New York Post A concise but comprehensive history that gets to the heart of one mankind's greatest struggles. . . . Thanks to Roberts's mastery of substance, style, and, yes, statistics, readers can now enjoy a one-volume history of that war that is far superior to most of the works preceding it. -- The American Spectator Roberts has produced a lucid narrative stream that makes his book flow like a novel. I couldn't put it down. -- The Shreveport Times Gripping. . . . splendid history. A brilliantly clear and accessible account of the war in all its theaters. Roberts's prose is unerringly precise and strikingly vivid. It is hard to imagine a better-told military history of World War II. --Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Book Review A magnificent book. . . . It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved. -- The Economist Elegantly balances fact, thought and fresh, clear prose. . . . Roberts has set a high bar for future historians of mankind's greatest bloodbath; Roberts splendidly weaves a human tragedy into a story of war's remorseless statistics. -- The Wall Street Journal A magnificent book;It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved. -- The Economist In one irresistibly readable book, Roberts has done what I thought was impossible--given us the whole bloody second world war from the brass buttons of the generals down to the mud-filled trenches and stretching across the globe. --Tina Brown, Newsweek The best full history of World War II yet written. --Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Wall Street Journal Andrew Roberts achieves a marvel of concision in producing a splendidly written, comprehensive new history of the greatest conflict in history, The Storm of War --particularly good in its insights into Axis strategy. --Sir Ian Kershaw, The Guardian, Books of the Year Gripping....splendid history. A brilliantly clear and accessible account of the war in all its theaters. Roberts s prose is unerringly precise and strikingly vivid. It is hard to imagine a better-told military history of World War II. --Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Book Review Elegantly balances fact, thought and fresh, clear prose. . . . Roberts has set a high bar for future historians of mankind s greatest bloodbath; Roberts splendidly weaves a human tragedy into a story of war s remorseless statistics. -- The Wall Street Journal With his new book on the Second World War, British historian Andrew Roberts has not only written the single best history of that conflict but has also claimed his place as one of our top historians. --Michael Korda, The Daily Beast A magnificent book;It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved. -- The Economist Roberts s narrative gifts are such that it is almost impossible to read his retelling of these nightmares without some feeling of encountering the new. No history book can ever truly be definitive, but this comes close. Roberts never loses sight of the human side of this epic. -- National Review Roberts is a great historian because of a rare triune mastery: of the movement of history, in both its broad sweep and particular revelatory detail; a felicitous prose style and gift for narrative; and a commanding moral vision. --Roger Kimball, The Daily Andrew Roberts achieves a marvel of concision in producing a splendidly written, comprehensive new history of the greatest conflict in history, The Storm of War particularly good in its insights into Axis strategy. --Sir Ian Kershaw, The Guardian, Books of the Year In what might be his best book yet, Roberts gives us the war as seen from the other side of the hill. He has the knack of making complex military operations comprehensible and salting the grand strategic sweep with vignettes of how it felt to be a soldier. --Nigel Jones, The Sunday Telegraph Roberts is a first-rate historian. He has a sharp eye for a good subject and a knack of getting to its heart. The second world war, which cost more than 50 million lives, has a perennial fascination that Roberts conveys through an admirably lucid narrative. --Piers Brendon, The Sunday Times In one irresistibly readable book, Roberts has done what I thought was impossible--given us the whole bloody second world war from the brass buttons of the generals down to the mud-filled trenches and stretching across the globe. --Tina Brown, Newsweek The best full history of World War II yet written. --Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Wall Street Journal


Andrew Roberts achieves a marvel of concision in producing a splendidly written, comprehensive new history of the greatest conflict in history, The Storm of War --particularly good in its insights into Axis strategy. --Sir Ian Kershaw, The Guardian , Books of the Year


A magnificent book. . . .It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved. -- The Economist Andrew Roberts's latest offering is a sparkling addition to the groaning shelves. Roberts offers refreshing judgments on the politicians and commanders in lively prose and his denunciation of the murder of millions of Jews is as measured as it is moving. --Robert Service, The Observer Roberts's book is tightly written, every page packed with terse comment, well-organised facts and, often, telling details. Engrossing to read. --Paul Johnson, The Spectator This is history as it should be written. Award-winning historian Roberts, a master storyteller, combines a comprehensive command of sources, a sophisticated analytical dimension, and fingertip balance between great events and their personal dimensions. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Roberts gives readers a new, well-written retelling of the spectacular ebb and flow of World War II. . . .A well-sourced and well-told introduction for general readers that will also be enjoyed by those in the know. -- Library Journal (starred review) Roberts underscores the factors that affected the war's outcome and raises a number of intriguing questions. . . . Accessible, meticulously researched, and executed with clarity. -- The Tucson Citizen Gripping. . . .Splendid history. A brilliantly clear and accessible account of the war in all its theaters. Roberts's prose is unerringly precise and strikingly vivid. It is hard to imagine a better-told military history of World War II. --Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Book Review Many World War II books require numerous volumes and thousands of pages. But by marching across huge spans of time and territory with the eye of a determined battlefield soldier, British historian Roberts packs the whole war into one 768-page volume. -- The New York Post A concise but comprehensive history that gets to the heart of one mankind's greatest struggles. . . . Thanks to Roberts's mastery of substance, style, and, yes, statistics, readers can now enjoy a one-volume history of that war that is far superior to most of the works preceding it. -- The American Spectator Roberts has produced a lucid narrative stream that makes his book flow like a novel. I couldn't put it down. -- The Shreveport Times A magnificent book. . . . It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved. -- The Economist Gripping....splendid history. A brilliantly clear and accessible account of the war in all its theaters. Roberts s prose is unerringly precise and strikingly vivid. It is hard to imagine a better-told military history of World War II. --Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Book Review Elegantly balances fact, thought and fresh, clear prose. . . . Roberts has set a high bar for future historians of mankind s greatest bloodbath; Roberts splendidly weaves a human tragedy into a story of war s remorseless statistics. -- The Wall Street Journal With his new book on the Second World War, British historian Andrew Roberts has not only written the single best history of that conflict but has also claimed his place as one of our top historians. --Michael Korda, The Daily Beast A magnificent book;It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved. -- The Economist Roberts s narrative gifts are such that it is almost impossible to read his retelling of these nightmares without some feeling of encountering the new. No history book can ever truly be definitive, but this comes close. Roberts never loses sight of the human side of this epic. -- National Review Roberts is a great historian because of a rare triune mastery: of the movement of history, in both its broad sweep and particular revelatory detail; a felicitous prose style and gift for narrative; and a commanding moral vision. --Roger Kimball, The Daily Andrew Roberts achieves a marvel of concision in producing a splendidly written, comprehensive new history of the greatest conflict in history, The Storm of War particularly good in its insights into Axis strategy. --Sir Ian Kershaw, The Guardian, Books of the Year In what might be his best book yet, Roberts gives us the war as seen from the other side of the hill. He has the knack of making complex military operations comprehensible and salting the grand strategic sweep with vignettes of how it felt to be a soldier. --Nigel Jones, The Sunday Telegraph Roberts is a first-rate historian. He has a sharp eye for a good subject and a knack of getting to its heart. The second world war, which cost more than 50 million lives, has a perennial fascination that Roberts conveys through an admirably lucid narrative. --Piers Brendon, The Sunday Times In one irresistibly readable book, Roberts has done what I thought was impossible--given us the whole bloody second world war from the brass buttons of the generals down to the mud-filled trenches and stretching across the globe. --Tina Brown, Newsweek The best full history of World War II yet written. --Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Wall Street Journal The best full history of World War II yet written. --Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Wall Street Journal In one irresistibly readable book, Roberts has done what I thought was impossible--given us the whole bloody second world war from the brass buttons of the generals down to the mud-filled trenches and stretching across the globe. --Tina Brown, Newsweek Roberts is a first-rate historian. He has a sharp eye for a good subject and a knack of getting to its heart. The second world war, which cost more than 50 million lives, has a perennial fascination that Roberts conveys through an admirably lucid narrative. --Piers Brendon, The Sunday Times In what might be his best book yet, Roberts gives us the war as seen from the other side of the hill. He has the knack of making complex military operations comprehensible and salting the grand strategic sweep with vignettes of how it felt to be a soldier. --Nigel Jones, The Sunday Telegraph Andrew Roberts achieves a marvel of concision in producing a splendidly written, comprehensive new history of the greatest conflict in history, The Storm of War--particularly good in its insights into Axis strategy. --Sir Ian Kershaw, The Guardian, Books of the Year Roberts is a great historian because of a rare triune mastery: of the movement of history, in both its broad sweep and particular revelatory detail; a felicitous prose style and gift for narrative; and a commanding moral vision. --Roger Kimball, The Daily Roberts's narrative gifts are such that it is almost impossible to read his retelling of these nightmares without some feeling of encountering the new. No history book can ever truly be definitive, but this comes close. Roberts never loses sight of the human side of this epic. --National Review A magnificent book;It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved. --The Economist With his new book on the Second World War, British historian Andrew Roberts has not only written the single best history of that conflict but has also claimed his place as one of our top historians. --Michael Korda, The Daily Beast Elegantly balances fact, thought and fresh, clear prose. . . . Roberts has set a high bar for future historians of mankind's greatest bloodbath; Roberts splendidly weaves a human tragedy into a story of war's remorseless statistics. --The Wall Street Journal Gripping. . . . splendid history. A brilliantly clear and accessible account of the war in all its theaters. Roberts's prose is unerringly precise and strikingly vivid. It is hard to imagine a better-told military history of World War II. --Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Book Review


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Andrew Roberts is a biographer and historian whose books include the New York Times bestsellers Churchill: Walking With Destinyand Napoleon: A Life (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize), Masters and Commanders, The Storm of Warand Salisbury: Victorian Titan(winner of the Wolfson Prize for History), among others. His most recent book, The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III, was published in November 2021. 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.

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