1939
Subtitle: Countdown to War
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781846142642
Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, causes; World war, 1939-1945, diplomatic history; World war, 1939-1945, campaigns; World war, 1939-1945, europe
Description: Offers an account of the last days of peace in 1939. This title presents the story in the capitals of Europe as politicians and the public braced themselves for a war that they feared might spell the end of European civilisation. It provides a defining moment in the history of the violent twentieth century.