Moral Combat - Good and Evil in World War II

"Magnificent. . . . Seldom has a study of the past combined such erudition with such exuberance." -- The Guardian "No-one with an interest in the Second World War should be without this book; and indeed nor should anyone who cares about how our world has come about." -- The Daily Telegraph Pre-eminent WWII historian Michael Burleigh delivers a brilliant new examination of the day-to-day moral crises underpinning the momentous conflicts of the Second World War. A magisterial counterpart to his award-winning and internationally bestselling The Third Reich , winner of the Samuel Johnson prize, Moral Combat offers a unique and riveting look at, in the words of The Times (London), "not just the war planners faced with the prospect of bombing Dresden or the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also the individuals working at the coalface of war, killing or murdering, resisting or collaborating."

About the author

Michael Burleigh is the author of Earthly Powers, Sacred Causes, and The Third Reich: A New History, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction. He is married and lives in London.

Summary

"Magnificent. . . . Seldom has a study of the past combined such erudition with such exuberance." —The Guardian 
"No-one with an interest in the Second World War should be without this book; and indeed nor should anyone who cares about how our world has come about." —The Daily Telegraph 
Pre-eminent WWII historian Michael Burleigh delivers a brilliant new examination of the day-to-day moral crises underpinning the momentous conflicts of the Second World War. A magisterial counterpart to his award-winning and internationally bestselling The Third Reich, winner of the Samuel Johnson prize, Moral Combat offers a unique and riveting look at, in the words of The Times (London), "not just the war planners faced with the prospect of bombing Dresden or the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also the individuals working at the coalface of war, killing or murdering, resisting or collaborating."

Product details

• Authors: Michael Burleigh, Burleigh Michael
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2011
• EAN: 9780060580971
• ISBN: 978-0-06-058097-1
• No. of pages: 672
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 39 mm
• Subjects: USA, Afghanistan, History, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, social and political philosophy, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Ethics and moral philosophy, History of the Americas, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General