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mzwhitle 's review for:
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
by Max Hastings
What a spectacular book! Hastings keeps his eye on the big picture: illuminating the most important aspects of the war and providing expert and balanced commentary. His writing never gets bogged down in boring details and troop movements - this book is a real page-turner!
What comes through most is the tragedy of it all. And the senselessness of war. Hastings paints a devastating picture of the war and its impact of Europe and Asia. It was indeed the greatest tragedy in the history of the world. No question. Quite possibly the biggest tragedy of the war was that Stalin emerged as the biggest winner; for the people living in his vast sphere of influence, the misery would continue for another 50 years.
Reading it as Russia invades the Ukraine, and hearing Putin’s words justifying his invasion, which sound eerily like Hitler’s, is quite terrifying. I hope we have learned from the past.
What comes through most is the tragedy of it all. And the senselessness of war. Hastings paints a devastating picture of the war and its impact of Europe and Asia. It was indeed the greatest tragedy in the history of the world. No question. Quite possibly the biggest tragedy of the war was that Stalin emerged as the biggest winner; for the people living in his vast sphere of influence, the misery would continue for another 50 years.
Reading it as Russia invades the Ukraine, and hearing Putin’s words justifying his invasion, which sound eerily like Hitler’s, is quite terrifying. I hope we have learned from the past.