DAVIS Norman - EUROPE FIGHT 1939-1945 NOT THAT SIMPLE WIN.

DAVIS Norman - EUROPE WALKS 1939-1945 NOT THAT SIMPLE WIN.

Translated by Elżbieta Tabakowska. ZNAK Publishing House, Krakow 2008.Wym.24,2x15,5cm; pages 688. ILLUSTRATIONS. Publisher's hardcover in a wrapper(scratches-rubbing of the wrapper); slight loosening of the block.

Description from the publisher's website:

Someone said of Norman Davies that he possesses a gift that only great historians have - the ability to rethink the past. Someone else added: "Norman Davies shows us passions, poetry, myths and anecdotes just as well as historical facts."

The truthfulness of both these opinions is proven by this book. If anyone could write something new about World War II - present a new way of looking at it - it is Norman Davies. The author of the bestselling Uprising '44 and the revealing synthesis of Polish history, God's Games, has done so in a fascinating and informative way.

Europe Fights 1939-1945 is a successful realization of a seemingly impossible idea: to present all aspects of World War II in Europe in one book. The result is a breathtaking, revealing panorama of the continent's history from 1939-1945. Unlike many publications on the subject, Norman Davies does not analyze one selected issue of the war. He does not deal only with armies or only with the suffering of the population. He presents a holistic view of the conflict and exposes the bias of its perception so far. Norman Davies' book will certainly revolutionize our thinking about World War II.