The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War - Hardcover

"A magnificent book. . . .It manages to be distinctive but not eccentric, comprehensive in scope but not cramped by detail, giving due weight both to the extraordinary personalities and to the blind economic and physical forces involved."--"The Economist"

"In what might be his best book yet, Roberts gives us the war as seen from the other side of the hill. He has the knack of making complex military operations comprehensible and salting the grand strategic sweep with vignettes of how it felt to be a soldier."--Nigel Jones, "The Sunday Telegraph"

"Andrew Roberts's latest offering is a sparkling addition to the groaning shelves. Roberts offers refreshing judgments on the politicians and commanders in lively prose and his denunciation of the murder of millions of Jews is as measured as it is moving."--Robert Service, "The Observer"

"Roberts's book is tightly written, every page packed with terse comment, well-organised facts and, often, telling details. Engrossing to read."--Paul Johnson, "The Spectator"

"Roberts is a first-rate historian. He has a sharp eye for a good subject and a knack of getting to its heart. The second world war, which cost more than 50 million lives, has a perennial fascination that Roberts conveys through an admirably lucid narrative."--Piers Brendon, "The Sunday Times"

"Roberts's narrative gifts are such that it is almost impossible to read his retelling of these nightmares without some feeling of encountering the new. No history book can ever truly be definitive, but this comes close. Roberts never loses sight of the human side of this epic."--"National Review"

"This is history as it should be written. Award-winning historian Roberts, a master storyteller, combines a comprehensive command of sources, a sophisticated analytical dimension, and fingertip balance between great events and their personal dimensions."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

"Roberts gives readers a new, well-written retelling of the spectacular ebb and flow of World War II. . . .A well-sourced and well-told introduction for general readers that will also be enjoyed by those in the know."--"Library Journal" (starred review)

"With his new book on the Second World War, British historian Andrew Roberts has not only written the single best history of that conflict but has also claimed his place as one of our top historians."--Michael Korda, "The Daily Beast"

"Roberts is a great historian because of a rare triune mastery: of the movement of history, in both its broad sweep and particular revelatory detail; a felicitous prose style and gift for narrative; and a commanding moral vision."--Roger Kimball, "The Daily"

Analyzing the factors that affected the war's outcome and presenting stories of many little-known individuals whose experiences are the epitome of remarkable courage and self-sacrifice, the New York Times best-selling author of Masters and Commanders tells the story of World War II like never before. 40,000 first printing.