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  • The Greatest Conflict in Human History
  • By: Nigel Cawthorne
  • Narrated by: William Roberts
  • Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary

World War II was the greatest conflict in human history, involving over 100 million people serving in the forces of the Axis and the Allies and resulting in 50 to 70 million deaths. This book covers war in Europe, war in the Pacific and war across a number of other fronts between 1939 and 1945. Features the leading protagonists in the conflict, their ideological positions and the strategies they employed.

©2013 Arcturus Holdings Limited (P)2017 Arcturus Digital Limited
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