The Great World War 1914-45 Volume 1: Lightning Strikes Twice (2000) By J. Bourne, P. Liddle & Ian Whitehead
 
This book argues that the two world wars were actually just one long war with a confusing intermission and that the two parts of the conflict have common themes, e.g., the problems of coalition warfare, the experience of prisoners of war, and the shattering experience of both wars, with increasing casualty rates and strategic bombing really hitting hard on the Home Front.
 
The first volume focused on military affairs, while this follow-up focuses on civilians and home fronts, the so-called People's War. Thirty-five authors contributed 31 chapters about the moral, cultural, and social experiences of the conflict, covering topics such as British art and fiction, propaganda, the Arab world, classical music, colonial India, and the tribulations of women from Germany and Japan.
 
Soft Cover
624 pages
In Fair Condition