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Hitler's American Gamble

By Brendan Simms

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Hitler's American Gamble

By Brendan Simms

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An “absorbing” and “visceral” (New York Times) account of the five most crucial days in twentieth-century diplomatic history: from Pearl Harbor to Hitler’s declaration of war on the United States By early December 1941, war had changed much of the world beyond recognition. Nazi Germany occupied most of the European continent, while in Asia, the Second Sino-Japanese War had turned China into a battleground. But these conflicts were not yet inextricably linked—and the United States remained at peace. Hitler’s American Gamble recounts the five days that upended everything: December 7 to 11. Tracing developments in real time and backed by deep archival research, historians Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman show how Hitler’s intervention was not the inexplicable decision of a man so bloodthirsty that he forgot all strategy, but a calculated risk that can only be understood in a truly global context. This book reveals how December 11, not Pearl Harbor, was the real watershed that created a world war and transformed international history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
528
Release Date:
2023-04-18
Publication Date:
2023-04-18
Publisher:
Basic Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1541619102
ISBN13:
9781541619104
Weight:
456 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
207 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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