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Running Head : WORLD WAR II

A World at Arms : A World War II Book Review

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This book authored by a great historian Gerhard L . Weinberg is exceptionally written with impressive research . It integrated all the aspects of war - diplomatic , political , economic , and even cultural . In addition , the book has given an overview of how the different theatres of World War II are interconnnected . This explores on the author as an expert of this time period , on the

book as an account of history and its impact to the world

A World at Arms : A World War II Book Review

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The truth about wars is that many facts would always be concealed and altered . There are numerous instances where events that transpired were never recorded , and many evidences were deliberately destroyed Therefore weaving the entire tragedy is a very difficult task , and people could only carefully integrate the pieces together , whether they fit or not . World War II is exceptionally difficult for many historians for it is composed of many different theatres , for indeed the world was ultimately at war . The author of A World at Arms : A Global History of World War II ' Gerhard L . Weinberg has done the next to impossible , to write a single volume that ecompasses all the aspects of war , without sacrificing its value as a piece of literature

Gerhard L . Weinberg is an expert historian who has enough authority to write about this period of the greatest war in the history of mankind He has previously written a duely recognized two-volume account of the diplomatic affairs of Adolf Hitler . He is also credited for discovering and editing the second published book of Hitler . Not only is he well versed on this global conflict , he is also largely exposed on extensive archives including those of the Americans , the British , and the Germans which were of great addition to his books . These primary sources characterized his book with much freshness and color in comparison to other works with the same relevance (Weinberg , 1994

This book contains accounts that include all of the six continents . It largely discussed the details of the war , its causes , and its effect on the world . Moreover , its timeline extends from 1939 until the end of war , and even including chapters that reflected the wretched aftermath of this conflict . This is a narrative that dissected the war into the different roles of diplomacy , espionage , land , and sea battles on the weaponry used , military tactics , naval seacrafts , and even different aircrafts used in various offensives . This book is not confined within the overall military and diplomatic chaos that occurred during those times , for this piece of literature has also explored on the gravity of the situations in the Eastern Front and of the Jewish holocaust (Weinberg , 1994

The book tackled interesting insights that are both amusing and surprising . Such information includes the reduction of American and British troops after the First...