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A world in flames:

a short history of the Second World War in Europe and Asia, 1939-1945
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Longman, Oct 15, 1990 - History - 377 pages
This book is clear, crisp and jargon-free. It is presented as an analytical narrative, and presupposes no previous knowledge of the events it surveys. It deals with the war in Asia and the Pacific as well as the European arena. It combines interpretative authority with up-to-date scholarship and a companionable writing style. And it tells the story richly but concisely, within the covers of a single manageable volume.

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A World In Flames could win a prize for The Most Unoriginal book title, but of course, it would have to share it with at least twelve other books most of which are also about World War Two. So if all ... Read full review

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About the author (1990)

Martin Kitchen is Professor emeritus of history at Simon Fraser University, Canada. The author of 17 books on European history, the most recent of which are "'The German Offensives of 1918'" (2201) and "'Nazi ""Germany"": A Critical Introduction'"(2004).

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