Collapse

<p><b>The first volume of a ground-breaking and truly global trilogy on the Second World War, from an exciting, prize-winning academic.</b><br><br>Between 1931 and 1949, a series of crises threatened world order and the very functioning of states, as well as destroying or changing millions of ordinary people s lives. At the heart of these upheavals was an all-encompassing war that was a watershed moment in modern history.</p><p><i>Collapse</i> tells the story of the first part of this "Greater Second World War, from 1931-1941, weaving multiple international trends, theatres of war and home fronts into a single, compelling global narrative. It shows from all sides what influenced the key campaigns, and the great shifts in power and society that accompanied them. <br>Combining brand new sources in 14 languages from over 50 archives around the world, and a highly original approach that explores the personal alongside the political, Professor Jonathan Fennell shows in vivid colour how a world that many considered civilised collapsed into barbarity.<br>By using immersive storytelling and a cast of characters from well-known political and literary figures to everyday citizens around the world including not only bands of brothers but also less well-known sisters in arms and war-woven lovers he explores what it really meant to live through this violent upheaval.<br>This is a landmark work from an outstanding historian that transforms our understanding of this monumental conflict.<br><br><br><b>'An incredible story . . . absolutely recommend it' Al Murray, on <i>Fighting the People's War</i></b><br></p>