War in the west: a new history: volume 1: germany ascendant 1939-1941

In the first part of this ground-breaking history of World War II, James Holland introduces the war, beginning with the lead-up to its outbreak in 1939, continuing up to mid-1941 as the Nazis prepared for the invasion of Russia. James Holland has spent 12 years conducting new research, interviewing survivors and challenging too-long-held assumptions about the war that shaped our world.