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1939 : countdown to war / Richard Overy.

Title
1939 : countdown to war / Richard Overy.
Author
Overy, R. J.
Publication
New York : Viking, c2009, 2010.

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Description
xi, 158 p : map; 20 cm.
Summary
A leading historian re-creates the final hours of peace in Europe. On August 24, 1939, the world held its collective breath as Hitler and Stalin signed the now infamous nonaggression pact, signaling an imminent invasion of Poland and daring Western Europe to respond.
Alternative Title
Nineteen thirty-nine
Subject
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Causes
  • Europe > History > 1918-1945
  • Europe > Politics and government > 1918-1945
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-149) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Prologue: Poland, Germany and the West -- Time running out : 24-26 August 1939 -- Poland in the middle : 27-31 August -- Local war or world war? : 1-3 September -- The failure of peace : 3 September 1939 -- Conclusion: Why war?
ISBN
  • 9780670022090 :
  • 0670022098 :
LCCN
^^2010004716
OCLC
522429284
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library