Why the Allies Won

Informationen zum Autor Richard Overy is Professor in History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of books on the Second World War, the European dictatorships and the history of air power. His latest titles include The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia (2004) and The Morbid Age: Britain Between the Wars (2009). He is a fellow of the British Academy and winner of the Wolfson History Prize in 2005. Klappentext Richard Overy is Professor in History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of books on the Second World War, the European dictatorships and the history of air power. His latest titles include The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia (2004) and The Morbid Age: Britain Between the Wars (2009). He is a fellow of the British Academy and winner of the Wolfson History Prize in 2005. Zusammenfassung 'Outstanding...Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century' Niall Ferguson, Sunday TimesThe Allied victory in 1945 – though comprehensive – was far from inevitable.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Richard Overy, Richard Overy
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.09.2006
• EAN: 9781845950651
• ISBN: 978-1-84595-065-1
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, FICTION / Historical / World War II, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Second World War, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Theory of warfare & military science