{"product_id":"1939-frederick-taylor-9780393868272","title":"1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe to a massive world war. Drawing on contemporary diaries, memoirs, and newspapers, as well as recorded interviews, \u003cem\u003e1939\u003c\/em\u003e is a narrative account of what the coming of the Second World War felt like to those who lived through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Taylor, author of renowned histories of the Berlin Wall and the bombing of Dresden, highlights the day-to-day experiences of ordinary citizens as well as those who were at the height of power in Germany and Britain. Their voices lend an intimate flavor to this often-surprising account of the period and reveal a marked disconnect between government and people, for few people in either country wanted war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e1939\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and richly peopled narrative of Europe's slide into the horrors of war and a powerful warning for our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393868273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393868272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Frederick Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049396629759,"sku":"9780393868272","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbfe1785-ea86-4897-bc9f-f8e50b9f6e5c.jpg?v=1685001343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1939-frederick-taylor-9780393868272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}