1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War

Praise for Frederick Taylor and his previous books:Coventry:"Frederick Taylor's impressive book is easily the most authoritative study available of the devastation of Coventry 75 years ago...[A] gripping account of the background to the raid and the destruction of the city." - Sir Ian Kershaw   The Downfall of Money:"[Taylor] skillfully weav[es] together economic history with political narrative and draw[s] on sources from everyday life as well as the inner cabinet of diplomacy...[A] dramatic story, well told." - Adam Tooze, Wall Street Journal   Exorcising Hitler:"Taylor is a great storyteller...[This] is popular history at its best, essential reading for anyone who is interested in the Nazis and wants to know what happened next." - Richard J. Evans, New Statesman   The Berlin Wall:"[An] excellent history...[A] story with odd twists and hidden secrets, many only recently revealed, some that have been forgotten and are worth repeating." - Anne Appelbaum, Washington Post   Dresden:"[A] gripping, impassioned history of the cold war's most malevolent symbol." - William Grimes, New York Times