Delivered from Evil

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DELIVERED FR9M EVIL
ROBERT LECKIE
World War II eventually involved every major power in the world, and before it was over some fifty million people lost their lives. Delivered from Evil is a complete political and military history of World War II. Written with the pace and sweep of a fine novel, it makes the period, its major leaders, and the events not only comprehensible but also alive and real.
Drawing on his extensive readings in the literature of the war—memoirs, diaries, biographies, unit histories, battle reports—historian Robert Leckie begins his book with the punitive treaty of Versailles and the fumbling efforts of the Western democracies to cope with the rise of Mussolini and Hitler. He draws vivid profiles of the political leaders, generals, and admirals who created and fought the war; describes the battles; analyzes the military strategy; considers the economic and political factors; and tells of the daily lives of those who were engaged on the far-flung fronts... Tovább

Fülszöveg

DELIVERED FR9M EVIL
ROBERT LECKIE
World War II eventually involved every major power in the world, and before it was over some fifty million people lost their lives. Delivered from Evil is a complete political and military history of World War II. Written with the pace and sweep of a fine novel, it makes the period, its major leaders, and the events not only comprehensible but also alive and real.
Drawing on his extensive readings in the literature of the war—memoirs, diaries, biographies, unit histories, battle reports—historian Robert Leckie begins his book with the punitive treaty of Versailles and the fumbling efforts of the Western democracies to cope with the rise of Mussolini and Hitler. He draws vivid profiles of the political leaders, generals, and admirals who created and fought the war; describes the battles; analyzes the military strategy; considers the economic and political factors; and tells of the daily lives of those who were engaged on the far-flung fronts and those who endured at home.
In Delivered from fwV Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, MacArthur, Tojo, Eisenhower, Montgomery, Rommel, and many other fascinating individuals become live protagonists on the stage sets of such dramatic sites as Stalingrad, Tobruk, Guadalcanal, Dunkirk, Leningrad, Monte Cassino, Midway, Omaha Beach, and Iwo Jima.
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Readers of all ages will find Robert Leckie's powerful, action-packed narrative both compelling and comprehensive, and they will gain fascinating insights into one of the greatest and most awful events in human history.
Robert Leckie is a distinguished historian and the author of twenty-eight books, including Strong Men Armed, The Wars of America and Challenge for the Pacific: The Struggle for Guadalcanal. He lives in Andover, NJ., and Johns Island, S.C Vissza