{"product_id":"world-war-ii-jelle-peters-9789082506303","title":"World War II: Six Years That Changed World History","description":"\u003cb\u003eWORLD WAR II THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS LEADERS, COMMANDERS AND PERPETRATORS\u003c\/b\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jelle Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9082506300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789082506303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Odyssea Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Jelle Peters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988823539967,"sku":"9789082506303","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05b3dcb2-0b7c-442a-909b-214d8410dd21.jpg?v=1683296582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/world-war-ii-jelle-peters-9789082506303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}