01679cam a2200217   4500001000500000005001700005008003900022010001600061020002600077082001500103100003300118245006600151250001300217260003200230300006100262500003800323500005200361504006400413505095800477650002601435847820181127190041.0910724s1991    nyuabf   b    001 0 eng  a   91028255  a0805017887 (pbk.) :c00a940.532201 aGilbert, Martin,d1936-2015.14aThe Second World War :ba complete history /cMartin Gilbert.  aRev. ed.  aNew York :bH. Holt,c1991.  axviii, 846 p., [64] p. of plates :bill., maps ;c24 cm.  a""An owl book""--P. [4] of cover.  a""First owl book revised edition""--T.p. verso.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 749-764) and index.  aCONTENTS : In the hands of master historian Martin  Gilbert, the complex and compelling story of the Second  World War comes to life. This narrative captures the  perspectives of leading politicians and war commanders,  journalists, civilians, and ordinary soldiers, offering  gripping eyewitness accounts of heroism, defeat,  suffering, and triumph. This is one of the first  historical studies of World War II that describes the  Holocaust as an integral part of the war. It also covers  maneuvers, strategies, and leaders operating in European,  Asian, and Pacific theatres. In addition, this book  brings in survivor testimonies of occupation, survival  behind enemy lines, and the experience of minority groups  such as the Roma in Europe, to offer a comprehensive  account of the war's impact on individual lives on both  sides. This is a sweeping narrative of one of the most  deadly wars in history, which took almost forty million  lives.grt 0aWorld War, 1939-1945.