{"product_id":"1939-frederick-taylor-9781324006794","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 132400679X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324006794\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 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2020","brand":"Frederick Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994485293311,"sku":"9781324006794","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39a7fc71-4b8b-4b7d-a927-9448db8dc520.jpg?v=1683330438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1939-frederick-taylor-9781324006794","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}