The German War : a nation under arms, 1939-1945 : citizens and soldiers /
Drawing on a wealth of first-hand testimony, the German War is the first foray for many decades into how the German people experienced the Second World War. Told from the perspective of those who lived through it-- soldiers, school-teachers and housewives; Nazis, Christians and Jews-- its masterful...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
[2015]
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| Summary: | Drawing on a wealth of first-hand testimony, the German War is the first foray for many decades into how the German people experienced the Second World War. Told from the perspective of those who lived through it-- soldiers, school-teachers and housewives; Nazis, Christians and Jews-- its masterful historical narrative sheds fresh and disturbing light on the beliefs, hopes, and fears of people who embarked on, continued, and fought to the end, a brutal war of conquest and genocide. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in Great Britain in 2015 by The Bodley Head"--Title-page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xxviii, 704 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465018994 0465018998 |