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1939: Countdown To War By Richard Overy

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“1939: Countdown to War” by Richard Overy is an account and analysis of the build-up to the Second World War. The analysis is centered around Poland, and Overy describes the events of Danzig as the reason for the declaration of war. The book looks at the final week leading up to the war, “the war of nerves”. However, Overy also outlines other causes for the start of the war, the main one being both sides believed they were in the right. The book holds interest by cutting back and forth between Germany, Poland, Britain and France, and includes references that are often from personal journals and private papers which gives an honest insight into the opinions of both important participants and public opinion. In the prologue, Overy outlines Wells
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