{"product_id":"the-second-world-war-a-marxist-history-counterfire-9780745333021","title":"The Second World War A Marxist History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgues that the Second World War was about a division of the world between the great powers, as well as a rising of ordinary people against fascism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb' -- John Newsinger, Review 31\u003cbr\u003e'A much-needed, accessible work portraying the political and military intricacies of the Second World War from a Marxist perspective. A major achievement' -- George Clode, Deputy Editor, Military History Monthly\u003cbr\u003e'One of the single best popular histories of the war's origins and consequences that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I highly recommend it' -- Alex Anievas, Anna Biegun Warburg Junior Research Fellow, Oxford University\u003cbr\u003e'A comprehensive and detailed alternative history of the origins, cause and aftermath of World War II from a Marxist standpoint. His claim that it was in no way a war for democracy and against fascism will provoke wide-ranging debate' -- Ian Birchall, historian and author of 'Tony Cliff: A Marxist for His Time'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. Competing Empires at a Time of Economic Crisis\u003cbr\u003e  2. The Allied Powers\u003cbr\u003e  3. The Axis Powers\u003cbr\u003e  4. The Countdown to War\u003cbr\u003e  5. The Early War\u003cbr\u003e  6. Russia: The Crucible of Victory\u003cbr\u003e  7. The End of the Third Reich\u003cbr\u003e  8. Resistance in Europe\u003cbr\u003e  9. Asia and the Pacific\u003cbr\u003e  10. The East is Red\u003cbr\u003e  11. The Post-War World\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e  Timeline\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404303999319,"sku":"9780745333021","price":72.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745333021.jpg?v=1730486039","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-second-world-war-a-marxist-history-counterfire-9780745333021","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}