![]() He begins by detailing Germany's invasion of Poland, Germany's alliance with the Soviet Union, and the invasion of France. ![]() ![]() Throughout the bulk of the book, Beevor jumps back and forth throughout the different theaters of war. He also discusses the background of the war, including the rise of Nazism in post-World War I Germany, and the formation of alliances with Italy and Japan. In the introduction, Beevor discusses Yang Kyoungjong, a Korean soldier forcibly conscripted by the Kwantung Army, then in turn taken prisoner by the Red Army and the Wehrmacht, eventually being captured by American troops. The book starts with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, and covers the entire Second World War ending with the final surrender of Axis forces. ![]() The Second World War is a narrative history of World War II by the British historian Antony Beevor. ![]()
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