{"product_id":"moral-combat-good-and-evil-in-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"Moral Combat: Good and Evil in World War II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Burleigh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Magnificent. . . . Seldom has a study of the past combined such erudition with such exuberance.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No-one with an interest in the Second World War should be without this book; and indeed nor should anyone who cares about how our world has come about.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-eminent WWII historian Michael Burleigh delivers a brilliant new examination of the day-to-day moral crises underpinning the momentous conflicts of the Second World War. A magisterial counterpart to his award-winning and internationally bestselling \u003cem\u003eThe Third Reich\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Samuel Johnson prize, \u003cem\u003eMoral Combat \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a unique and riveting look at, in the words of \u003cem\u003eThe Times \u003c\/em\u003e(London), \"not just the war planners faced with the prospect of bombing Dresden or the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also the individuals working at the coalface of war, killing or murdering, resisting or collaborating.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sweepingly ambitious history, Michael Burleigh explores the moral sentiments of the societies and leaders of World War II, brilliantly revealing how their attitudes motivated the conflict--and how they were ultimately transformed by the shock of total war. Burleigh's painstaking scholarship and profound sensibility reveal how the choices made by governments, communities, and individuals to enthusiastically embrace evil, to consciously reject it, or to determinedly overlook the war's moral quandaries were critical factors in a conflict that grew to consume the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning both major theaters and a wide spectrum of issues, from the Axis predators to the Allied appeasement, from the rape of Poland to the complexities of reparation, \u003cem\u003eMoral Combat\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates how the war was driven by--and decided by--this deadly conflict of philosophies. Original, perceptive, and astonishing in scholarship and scope, this is an unforgettable and hugely important work of Second World War history.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAndrew Roberts, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sweepingly ambitious history, Michael Burleigh explores the moral sentiments of the societies and leaders of World War II, brilliantly revealing how their attitudes motivated the conflict--and how they were ultimately transformed by the shock of total war. Burleigh's painstaking scholarship and profound sensibility reveal how the choices made by governments, communities, and individuals to enthusiastically embrace evil, to consciously reject it, or to determinedly overlook the war's moral quandaries were critical factors in a conflict that grew to consume the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning both major theaters and a wide spectrum of issues, from the Axis \"predators\" to the Allied appeasement, from the rape of Poland to the complexities of reparation, \u003cem\u003eMoral Combat\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates how the war was driven by--and decided by--this deadly conflict of philosophies. Original, perceptive, and astonishing in scholarship and scope, this is an unforgettable and hugely important work of Second World War history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 8.01 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53853296984397,"sku":"9780060580988","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/Sv_cdh2SC09780060580988.webp?v=1778068226","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/moral-combat-good-and-evil-in-world-war-ii-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}