Europe on the brink --- The expansion of German power --- The broadening scope of war : the economic dimension --- The broadening scope of war : the psychological dimension --- The broadening scope of war : the scientific dimension --- German rule in
occupied Europe --- Europe's response to conquest: the resistance movements --- The resurgence of allied power --- The dislocation of the Nazi empire --- Preparation of the postwar era --- The impact of total war.
The Second World War's destructive impact on the continent of Europe probably exceeds that of any previous disaster in the modern era. This volume is concerned with a brief six-year period. Wright, having mastered a vast amount of diffuse literature on WWII, has put his own stimulating interpretations on a difficult and complicated subject. The book goes far beyond the usual military chronicle. It is a splendid synthesis of a tragic phase of recent European history.
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