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Il primo settembre 1939 le truppe tedesche attaccavano la Polonia, due giorni dopo Francia e Gran Bretagna dichiaravano guerra alla Germania. Iniziava un conflitto europeo che due anni dopo, con l'ingresso di Urss, Giappone e Stati Uniti, avrebbe raggiunto le dimensioni di una guerra mondiale. Il volume ricostruisce puntualmente le ragioni all'origine del conflitto, mettendo in luce come esso non fu soltanto la "guerra di Hitler", ma più in generale l'esito di una fondamentale instabilità del quadro internazionale che vedeva il declino dei vecchi imperi coloniali di Gran Bretagna e Francia e l'emergere di nuove potenze ambiziose e aggressive come la Germania, l'Italia e il Giappone.
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- Pagine: 205
- Data di uscita: 27-08-2009
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Richard Overy's best contributions are when he cuts through the "bull" and myth leaving objective conclusions about an event shrouded in partisanship. Similar to his short book on the Battle of Britain, The Origins of the Second World War is a small book that is rich in facts. The diplomatic viewpoi Leggi tutto
This is a good introduction to the subject, and was written as a college textbook. There is a thorough look at both the historical, diplomatic and economic forces that were in play. Overy concludes that there was no "one" cause of the war that broke out in September 1939, but rather a combination of Leggi tutto
This book has its flaws. For instance, the paragraphs are exceptionally dense and occupy entire pages, making the book unnecessarily difficult to digest. However, this book does its job of explaining the origins of WWII so well that it deserves five stars. I read this book to gain a deeper understan Leggi tutto
Intended as a companion text to university courses on the Second World War era, this slim volume provides a rather thorough overview of the economic and political factors that led to the outbreak of war in September of 1939. Even if one is generally familiar with this period of history, the author d Leggi tutto
The Seminar Studies series can be relied upon to bring out the issues in a reasonable succinct way and this is no exception. At just over 100 pages including useful bibliography and extracts from contemporary documents in an Appendix, this covers all the ground in a slim easy to read volume and poin Leggi tutto
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