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Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman--from World War to Cold War by Michael Dobbs
4.0
This book started out as the audiobook I would put on to fall asleep.
This didn't always work so well since quite a few of the historic details related in this book turned out to be quite interesting. I have read a number of books and have watched several documentaries about World War 2 so this book didn't have too much new information to offer, but the detailed description of key events added some background and colour to the proceedings.
It shows how the sausage was made and sometimes the process is quite unsettling.
This book simultaneously provides arguments for and against the "Great Man theory" according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of "great men".
3,5 stars
This didn't always work so well since quite a few of the historic details related in this book turned out to be quite interesting. I have read a number of books and have watched several documentaries about World War 2 so this book didn't have too much new information to offer, but the detailed description of key events added some background and colour to the proceedings.
It shows how the sausage was made and sometimes the process is quite unsettling.
This book simultaneously provides arguments for and against the "Great Man theory" according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of "great men".
3,5 stars