The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won

Victor Davis Hanson

Basic Books, Jan 28, 2020 - History - 720 pages

A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian

World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war.
An authoritative new history of astonishing breadth, The Second World Wars offers a stunning reinterpretation of history's deadliest conflict.

About the author

Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor emeritus at California State University, Fresno. He is the author of over twenty-four books, ranging in topic from ancient Greece to modern America. He contributes regularly to the National Review and is a frequent guest analyst on Fox News. He lives in Selma, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
• Author: Victor Davis Hanson
• Publisher: Basic Books, 2020
• ISBN: 1541674103, 9781541674103
• Length: 720 pages
• Subjects: History / Asia / General; History / Europe / Western; History / Military / General; History / Modern / 20th Century / General; History / Russia / General; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General; History / World