World War II

Résumé du livre

This fifth edition incorporates material from the vast array of new literature, along with suggestions from readers. This new edition places greater emphasis on the ideological aspects of the German war against the Soviet Union, including the notorious "commissar order," as well as the complicity of the Wehrmacht in Nazi atrocities on the Eastern Front. It also pays more attention to Stalin's initial failure to react to the invasion and the Soviet murder of German prisoners. There is increased coverage of the Holocaust, including a consideration of the reasons why the Western Allies were not able to intercede in behalf of the European Jews.