Description: Further DetailsTitle: Moral CombatCondition: NewEAN: 9780007195770ISBN: 9780007195770Publisher: HarperPressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/03/2011Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 40mmItem Weight: 480gAuthor: Michael BurleighLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: A History of World War IIDescription: A clear, chronological narrative exploring many of the ethical dilemmas posed for real people during and after the Second World War. Literature on the Second World War is voluminous. In ‘Moral Combat’, however, Michael Burleigh achieves what few historians can claim to have done; by exploring the moral sentiment of entire societies and their leaders, and how this changed under the impact of total war, he presents readers with an entirely fresh perspective of this conflict. Opening with the 'predators' – Mussolini, Hitler, Prince Hirohito of Japan – and moving onto appeasement (a popular policy or a 'wrong' policy?), the rape of Poland, Barbarossa, the role of Churchill, and the Holocaust, Burleigh analyses the moral dimension of the Second World War's most important moments. More than merely a history of 'great men', however, Burleigh also examines the moral reasoning of individuals who had to make choices under circumstances difficult to imagine. Stressing the maxim that the past is used to make sense of the present world we live in, he takes us right up to today's war on terror – a war of competing ideas. What, in the end, will constitute its victory? Burleigh's fascinating and deeply engaging exploration refuses to draw lessons from the past for the future, remaining instead firmly focused on the on-the-spot decisions that came to define the conflict. Original, perceptive and remarkable in scope, this is an unforgettable and hugely important Second World War history.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: Military HistoryRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Moral Combat
Publication Name: Moral Combat
Title: Moral Combat
EAN: 9780007195770
ISBN: 9780007195770
Publisher: HarperPress
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 03/03/2011
Release Year: 2011
Item Height: 198mm
Item Length: 129mm
Item Width: 40mm
Item Weight: 480g
Author: Michael Burleigh
Language: English
Subtitle: A History of World War II
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: History
Topic: Military History
