The War: A Concise History, 1939-1945

by Louis L. Snyder

The War A Concise History 1939-1945 Louis L. Snyder 1962 Illustrated Hardcover Rare. The War. A Concise History. 1939-1945. Louis L. Snyder. Foreword Eric Sevareid. 1962. ISBN 9780671796525. Library Of Congress Catalog Card Number 60-8637. Illustrated. 579 Pages. Fifth Printing. Rare. Julian Messner, Inc., New York. Printed In The United States. Hardcover With Dust Jacket. Condition. Overall Good Condition. Some Wear To Dust Jacket Noted. Inscription Of Previous Owner Noted On Interior Title Page. About We Are A Rare Book Collector/Dealer And Have Been For Over 20 Years. We Value Our Customers And Provide Large Discounts To Returning Customers And Multiple Purchases. Always Message Before Buying If You’re A Returning Customer Or Purchasing Multiple Items So That We Can Give A Discount. It is Our Way Of Thanking You For Your Business.

Genres: History

579 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1960

About the author

Louis Leo Snyder (1907–1993) was an American-born German scholar who witnessed the Nazi mass meetings and wrote about them in Hitlerism: The Iron Fist in Germany. He predicted Adolf Hitler's rise to power, alliance with Benito Mussolini, and war upon the French and the Jews.

His 1932 book Hitler and Nazism (under the pseudonym Nordicus) predicted Hitler's rise to power. It was the first publication of the complete National Socialist Program.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This provided me with an excellent overview of World War II when I knew very little about the time line of events. An nothing about the major participants other than those very few that were still in the news. This is where I first learned about such events as "The Phony War" and Anzio (despite two movies I'd seen).

I hope I can find time to read it soon even though I've a stack of "to read" books on WWII that I've not read once. I still have the paperback that I read at Guantanamo 40 years ago and it's in pretty good condition. The pages are a little brown, however.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is out of print now, but it is in some ways the best of the several histories of the war that I have read. It is concise, comprehensive and compelling. It's especially fascinating to see how the perception of the war differs now 66 years after its end from this that of this book written just 16 after the end of the war. Interesting that the self searching and revisionism that currently surrounds the two atom bombings of Japan were already starting. Also, interesting that in 1961, the author believed the Soviet lie that the murders in the Katyn forest were committed by the Nazis.

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very complete, readable history of World War II. It doesn't read like a scholarly text, like so many nonfiction works do, and it's not a collection of personal anecdotes from the war. It's just an account of what led up to the war, the war years, and the aftermath, culled from documents from all sides involved, written 15 to 20 years after the war (published in 1961). I wish I could find another copy of it in good condition, because mine is held together by scotch tape.