Entertainment For Lively Minds
All Hell Let Loose
Posted by bargepole on 17 December 2011 - 1:27pm.
It's About:
A comprehensive histor of the Second World War. As ever with Hastings, his work is meticulously researched and beautifully written. What makes this work stand out from the crowd is the use of contempraneous letters and diaries from those caught up in the conlict at all levels, which gave this reader some new insights into the grim realities of seven years of all out war.
Length of read:
Long
Might appeal to people who enjoyed:
Other historical works covering the twentieth century, and admirers of Hastings' other publications.
One thing you've learned:
How lucky we are to have been born in an era where there has,as yet at least, been no global conflict on the scale of the first two world wars!
