The Storm of War

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Praised by The New York Times Book Review as a “splendid history” and “brilliantly clear,” Andrew Roberts’s *The Storm of War* offers an acclaimed, single-volume military history of World War II. Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Roberts vividly details the global conflict across all theaters—from Western Europe and North Africa to the Baltic and the Far East. The book examines the grand strategy and pivotal decisions of principal actors, alongside the individual experiences of both well-known and lesser-known participants, revealing the full spectrum of heroism, self-sacrifice, brutality, and depravity that defined the war.