The phoney victory : the World War II illusion /
by Hitchens, Peter.
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BookPublisher: London : I.B. Tauris, 2018Description: xxii, 264 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781788313292 (hbk.) :; 1788313291 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.53 HITSubject(s): World War, 1939-1945 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion | World War, 1939-1945 -- Historiography | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: Was World War II really the 'Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated with the narrative of a 'Good War'.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.53 HIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002960792X | |||
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Was World War II really the 'Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated with the narrative of a 'Good War'.
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