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1939

Paperback • 2010 • English • 1. edition

1939: countdown to war

By Richard Overy

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Richard Overy's 1939: Countdown to War re-creates hour-by-hour the last desperate attempts to salvage peace before the outbreak of World War Two.24 August 1939: The fate of the world is hanging in the balance. Hitler has ambitions to invade Poland and hopes Stalin will now help him. The West must try to stop him.Nothing was predictable or inevitable. The West hoped that Hitler would see sense if they stood firm. Hitler was convinced the West would back down. And both sides acted knowing that the...Show more

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ISBN

9780141041308

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2010

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

1939

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Paperback

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