The Storm of War A New History of the Second World War [Paperback]

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

HailedbyThe Economistas “Britain’s finest military historian” forbestsellers such asMasters and CommandersandWaterloo, 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 Waris a powerful, penetrating, andcompulsively readable examination of the causes, currents, and consequences ofthe Second World War.

Andrew Roberts's acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. From the western front to North Africa, from the Baltic to the Far East, he tells the story of the war—the grand strategy and the individual experience, the brutality and the heroism—as never before.

Meticulously researched and masterfully written,The Storm of Warilluminates the war's principal actors, revealing how their decisions shaped the course of the conflict. Along the way, Roberts presents tales of the many lesser-known individuals whose experiences form a panoply of the courage and self-sacrifice, as well as the depravity and cruelty, of the Second World War.

Gripping. . . . splendid history. A brilliantly clear and accessible account of the war in all its theaters. Robertss prose is unerringly precise and strikingly vivid. It is hard to imagine a better-told military history of World War II.Elegantly balances fact, thought and fresh, clear prose. . . . Roberts has set a high bar for future historians of mankinds greatest bloodbathlc*