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How War Came

How War Came

Summary

Panoramic in scope, flawless in presentation, this book is a monument of international history. Having amassed all that is known of the kaleidoscopic blunders, deceptions and fateful games of secret intelligence, Donald Watt cogently explains how Europe's leaders were influenced and misled by Hitler's demonic drive for power. Here, fascinatingly arranged for the general reader, are the reasons for a multicausal war that reshaped the world.

Reviews

  • Magnificent narrative history, a book so effortlessly readable that the years of diligent research on which it is based are in danger of being overlooked.
    The Listener

About the author

Donald Cameron Watt

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