The True Origins of World War II: The Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

WORLD WAR II POP QUIZ

After losing World War I, Germany was disarmed, forbidden to build an air force or submarines, and its army could not exceed 100,000 men. So how was Hitler able to start World War II?

a) He did it sneakily, tricking the naïve yet well-intentioned democracies-England, France, and the United States.

b) Trying to avoid war, the democracies wanted to satisfy reasonable demands of Nazi Germany, hoping to pacify it. But dictators cannot be appeased!

c) Hitler was actually supported by the democracies to counter the growing power of the Soviet Union.

You will find the correct answer to this question-and many more-in The True Origins of World War II. Free of Anglo-American stereotypes about good democracies and evil dictatorships, this book analyzes the period between the two World Wars from the perspective of geopolitics. From the link between anti-Semitism and anti-Communism to the unveiling the secrets of appeasement The True Origins of World War II helps to find the missing pieces of the puzzle!


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The True Origins of World War II: The Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

WORLD WAR II POP QUIZ

After losing World War I, Germany was disarmed, forbidden to build an air force or submarines, and its army could not exceed 100,000 men. So how was Hitler able to start World War II?

a) He did it sneakily, tricking the naïve yet well-intentioned democracies-England, France, and the United States.

b) Trying to avoid war, the democracies wanted to satisfy reasonable demands of Nazi Germany, hoping to pacify it. But dictators cannot be appeased!

c) Hitler was actually supported by the democracies to counter the growing power of the Soviet Union.

You will find the correct answer to this question-and many more-in The True Origins of World War II. Free of Anglo-American stereotypes about good democracies and evil dictatorships, this book analyzes the period between the two World Wars from the perspective of geopolitics. From the link between anti-Semitism and anti-Communism to the unveiling the secrets of appeasement The True Origins of World War II helps to find the missing pieces of the puzzle!


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The True Origins of World War II: The Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

The True Origins of World War II: The Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

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WORLD WAR II POP QUIZ

After losing World War I, Germany was disarmed, forbidden to build an air force or submarines, and its army could not exceed 100,000 men. So how was Hitler able to start World War II?

a) He did it sneakily, tricking the naïve yet well-intentioned democracies-England, France, and the United States.

b) Trying to avoid war, the democracies wanted to satisfy reasonable demands of Nazi Germany, hoping to pacify it. But dictators cannot be appeased!

c) Hitler was actually supported by the democracies to counter the growing power of the Soviet Union.

You will find the correct answer to this question-and many more-in The True Origins of World War II. Free of Anglo-American stereotypes about good democracies and evil dictatorships, this book analyzes the period between the two World Wars from the perspective of geopolitics. From the link between anti-Semitism and anti-Communism to the unveiling the secrets of appeasement The True Origins of World War II helps to find the missing pieces of the puzzle!



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780578812465
Publisher: Tigran Hobbies LLC
Publication date: 01/11/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 312
File size: 2 MB

Table of Contents


Author's Preface. 1

Prologue: A Clash of Perspectives. 7

Part I The War to End All Wars 1900-1919. 21

Chapter 1: The Age of Empires. 23

Chapter 2: World War I 41

Chapter 3: The Victory of Democracy. 73

Part II A Twenty-Year Armistice 1920-1937. 99

Chapter 4: The Invisible Hand. 101

Chapter 5: The Glory of Adolf Hitler 123

Chapter 6: Countdown to War 155

Part III Peace in Our Time 1937-1939. 173

Chapter 7: The Second Sino-Japanese War 175

Chapter 8: The Munich Pact 193

Chapter 9: The Sudden End of Appeasement 223

Chapter 10: The Non-Aggression Treaty. 247


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