This is an auction for EUROPE AT WAR 1939-1945: NO SIMPLE VICTORY by Norman Davies.

'Davies writes with real knowledge and passion.'

• Evening Standard [UK]

'Punchy and compelling.'

• Sunday Telegraph [UK]

Amazon.com reviews:

"The conventional narrative of the Second World War is well known: after six years of brutal fighting on land, sea and in the air, the Allied Powers prevailed and the Nazi regime was defeated. But as in so many things, the truth is somewhat different. Norman Davies forces us to discard the usual narrative of Allied good versus Nazi evil, arguing that the war in Europe was dominated by two monsters - Hitler and Stalin - whose fight for supremacy consumed the best people in Germany and in the USSR."

"FIVE STARS!! I really enjoyed this fresh look at the war. It tried, and succeeded I think, to correct many of the things we think we know about the war. It gave me a new comprehension of things like the relative armed strengths of the combatants."

"FIVE STARS! A ground breaking work. If you have not digested this piece of historical research, you have probably never truly understood nor put in perspective World War II. Plus it is an excellent read. Five stars, no question."

"FIVE STARS!!! In most accounts, particularlyrom an English speaking perspective, one is still given the impression that Nazi Germany was beaten by the combined efforts of Britain, America and the Soviet Union. The reality is a good deal more surprising. Norman Davies demonstrates that the lion's share of fighting was done on the Eastern Front. The contribution of Britain and the US whilst significant was not ultimately decisive."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Hardback 2006.

544 pages + 32 pages of photographs.

Near new condition.

The cost of shipping is $6.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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