Produktdetaljer
... provides the most comprehensive and perceptive explanation yet advanced of the war's causes ... Its exhaustive detail and multilingual bibliography make it invaluable as a reference tool alone. The author's original and insightful arguments and comparisons make it the most important comprehensive history of the war that has appeared in nearly seventy years.
War in History
One of the most impressive books of modern history in a generation.
Max Hastings, London Evening Standard
... a tremendous achievement, combining narrative lucidity with original interpretation.
David Horspool, Daily Telegraph
For a work of such detailed and monumental scholarship, the book also remains readable and accessible ... Strachan's awesome knowledge of his subject illuminates rather than swamps his narrative.
Sunday Times
A towering achievement.
Richard Holmes, The Guardian
Magnificent...sumptuous in the energy, clarity, and breadth of its scholarship ... a masterpiece.
Los Angeles Times