In Absolute War; acclaimed historian and journalist Chris Bellamy crafts the first full account since the fall of the Soviet Union of World War II's battle on the Eastern Front; one of the deadliest conflicts in history.The conflict on the Eastern Front; fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945; was the greatest; most costly; and most brutal conflict on land in human history. It was arguably the single most decisive factor of the war; and shaped the postwar world as we know it. In this magisterial work; Bellamy outlines the lead-up to the war; in which the fragile alliance between the two dictators was unceremoniously broken; and examines its far-reaching consequences; arguing that the cost of victory was ultimately too much for the Soviet Union to bear. With breadth of scope and a surfeit of new information; this is the definitive history of a conflict whose reverberations are still felt today.
#171276 in Books Eric Foner 2006-11-14 2006-11-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .70 x 5.30l; .62 #File Name: 0375702741304 pagesForever Free The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Reconstructing the ReconstructionBy Clement ReaderForever Free is an excellent and detailed introduction to a new narrative about the Reconstuction period in the American South. For too long the American public has seen the Reconstruction largely through myths perpetrated by Southern Whites and given great publicity through such films as The Birth of a Nation and Gone With the Wind. Eric Foner is a prominent and leading voice in giving a more accurate account of the accomplishments of the Reconstruction and the struggles of Southern Blacks to form a government true to the principles of the American Constitution. His detailed stories of the period; its struggle for racial freedom and equality before the law; which was already losing momentum by 1876; is accompanied by images of American Blacks in the press during that time; showing how Blacks saw themselves and the general public saw them over the course of these developments. The Reconstruction was not a failed experiment. This book shows in words and pictures how the period laid the groundwork (in such measures as introducing public education to the South)for later positive developments in freedom for all Americans regardless of race.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Forever FreeBy GeominThis is one of the most important books ever written on American History. Should be required reading for the entire country. Not only a detailed historical review of the Reconstruction period; but also a story of crushed dreams; unimagined cruelty to millions of Americans and a grand national deception.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Well written and researchedBy SofthandsHere's an opportunity to be enlightened and entertained the entire length of the book. I have nothing but praise for the author.
