| Description |
xxv, 623 pages, [16] pages, of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 484-596) and index. |
| Contents |
London, spring 1940 : Great Britain decides to fight on -- Berlin, summer and autumn 1940 : Hitler decides to attack the Soviet Union -- Tokyo, summer and autumn 1940 : Japan decides to seize the "golden opportunity" -- Rome, summer and autumn 1940 : Mussolini decides to grab his share -- Washington, DC, summer 1940-spring 1941 -- Roosevelt decides to lend a hand -- Moscow, spring-summer 1941 : Stalin decides he knows best -- Washington, DC, summer-autumn 1941 : Roosevelt decides to wage undeclared war -- Tokyo, autumn 1941 : Japan decides to go to war -- Berlin, autumn 1941 : Hitler decides to declare war on the United States -- Berlin/East Prussia, summer-autumn 1941 : Hitler decides to kill the Jews. |
| Summary |
A spellbinding re-creation of a dramatic sequence of ten decisions made by leaders of the world's six major powers-Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Mussolini and Tojo-in the nineteen months between May 1940 and December 1941 that reshaped human destiny. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
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| ISBN |
9781594201233 |
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1594201234 |
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