A History of the Second World War
H. Liddell Hart, B.

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The critically-acclaimed classic history of the Second World War by one of the greatest military thinkers of his time.

First published in the year after his death in 1970, Liddell Hart's History of the Second World War is a classic military tome from one of the best military strategists of his generation. With his distinctive voice, he covers the most famous of all wars with seering insight and authorative knowledge of tactics and strategy. Few have attempted to condense those six bloody years into one volumne, and Liddell's Hart's achievement is a true classic now republished in the Pan Military Strategy Series.

Author Information

B H Liddell Hart was a military strategist and writer of great acclaim. Born in Paris in 1895, he was educated at Cambridge before serving on the West Front with the Yorkshire Light Infantry after which he was military correspondent of the Daily Telegraph and the The Times. His many books include biographies of several great commanders, and The Other Side of the Hill - his interviews with World War II's highest-ranking German generals. His two great studies of World War I and II were published in 1930 and 1970 respectively. He was knighted in 1966.