The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1939

by Ruth Henig

In her analysis of the reasons for the outbreak of the Second World War, one of the most controversial of all historical topics, Ruth
· considers the long-term factors that led to the war
· assess the effect of British appeasement policies
· explains the significance of American isolation
· examines the ambitions of Italy, Japan and Russia.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Ruth Beatrice Henig, Baroness Henig CBE, DL, was a British academic historian and Labour Party politician.

Reviews

[Jenny Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perhaps surprisingly this is an area of history I studied very little at high school or university, and having recently read 'The Book Thief' I thought this brief introduction was a good place to start. I used to read a lot of this series for A Level and found it a very good introduction to the build up to the Second World War and the different historical views on the causes and contributions to it.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good old Henig.