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Why the Allies Won (urspr publ 1995; utgåvan 1996)

av Richard Overy (Författare)

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"It is 1942. Germany controls almost the entire resources of continental Europe and is poised to move into the Middle East. Japan has wiped out the western colonial presence in East Asia in a couple of months and is threatening northern India and Australia. The Soviet Union has lost the heart of its industry, and the United States is not yet armed. Democracy has had its day."--BOOK JACKET. "The Allied victory in 1945 has since come to seem inevitable. It was not. In Richard Overy's incisive analysis, we see exactly how the Allies regained military superiority and why they were able to do it. Overy offers a brilliant analysis of the decisive campaigns: the war at sea, the crucial battles on the eastern front, the air war, and the vast amphibious assault on Europe. The eastern front was critical. Having lost four million men and tens of thousands of tanks and aircraft in the first six months of fighting, the Soviet Union was able to relocate its industrial base to the east, intensify its industrial production, and defeat the German forces at Stalingrad and Kursk. This was the turning point, the victory of one authoritarian system over another."--BOOK JACKET. "Overy also explores the deeper factors affecting military success and failure: industrial strength, fighting ability, the quality of leadership, and the moral dimensions of the war."--Jacket.… (mer)

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Medlem:	karen-s
Titel:	Why the Allies Won
Författare:	Richard Overy (Författare)
Info:	Hardcover (1996), Edition: 18608th
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Taggar:	nonfiction, 9XX, 2018, World War 2

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Why the Allies Won av Richard Overy (1995)

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Richard Overy makes some interesting points in this book beyond what most histories give for winning the war. I thought the most compelling were the Allies having the moral high ground and what he calls the de-modernization of the Axis powers. While the book and points were well organized and systematically discussed, I didn't feel like there was much of a common thread running throughout his supporting arguments.

Overy is British so Americans reading this book will experience the occasional odd turn of phrase, spelling or sentence construction. His writing is very readable however, not like John Keegan's style at all.

Well worth reading for history buffs as it gives food for thought when reading other histories of the second world war. As is usually the case, a well written history magnifies current events and shows that even though the cast of characters has changed, human nature remains the same. (

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WEPhillips | Oct 20, 2022 |

Áhugaverð tilraun til að rannsaka hvort sigur Bandamanna var jafn sjálfsagður líkt og oft er látið í veðri vaka.
Overy fullyrðir að árið 1942 hafi Möndulveldin í raun verið með yfirburða stöðu og hefði getað knúið fram sigur áður en Bandamönnum tókst að snúa stríðinu sér í hag. Hann fer yfir nokkra lykilþætti s.s. tækni, efnahag, leiðtoga og hernað í lofti, láði og legi.
Það er skemmtilegt að lesa rit sem greinir svona lykilspurningar og gerir tilraun til að svara þeim. Mér finnst Overy gera það að mestu leyti vel þótt ákveðnar veilur megi greina í forsendum hans. (

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SkuliSael | Apr 28, 2022 |

The Allied victory in 1945- though comprehensive- was far from inevitable. By 1942 almost the entire resources of continental Europe were in German hands and Japan had wiped out the western colonial presence in Asia. Democracy appeared to have had its day. In this remarkable study, Richard Overy provides a reinterpretation of the war through an account of the decisive military campagns that created the astonishing revival in Allied fortunes. He also explores the deeper factors that determined success and failure: industrial strenght, fighting ability, the skills of leaders and the moral contrasts between the two sides. Today the modern world is once more in the throes of painful transformation. It is essential to establish why and how the last great war was won. Richard Overy casts a brilliant light on the most important turning-point of the modern age.

Indice: 1. Unpredictable Victory : Explainining World War II; 2. LIttle Ships and Lonely Aircraft : The Battle for the Seas; 3. Deep War : Stalingrad and Kursk; 4. The Means to Victory: Bombers and Bombing; 5. Along a Good Road : The Invasion of France; 6. A Genius for Mass-Production : Economies at War; 7. A War of Engines : Technology and Military Power; 8. Impossible Unity : Allies and Leaders in War; 9. Evil Things, Excellent Things : The Moral Contest; 10. Why the Allies Won. (

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BiblioLorenzoLodi | Apr 28, 2014 |

2998 Why the Allies Won, by Richard Overy (read 2 Aug 1997) Some chapters of this book I found worthwhile: the chapter where the incredible story of the battle of Midway was recounted was a thrilling account; the chapter on Stalingrad and Kursk was relatively new to me (I do remember hearing much about the Kursk battle while it was going on) ; the chapter on bombing (he demonstrates that bombing of Germany was effective in preventing increase in German production}; and the chapter on the Normandy invasion. In general, though, I did not think the book particularly well-written or exciting. (

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Schmerguls | Dec 31, 2007 |

There is no better book in print for those interested in understanding World War Two. (

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"It is 1942. Germany controls almost the entire resources of continental Europe and is poised to move into the Middle East. Japan has wiped out the western colonial presence in East Asia in a couple of months and is threatening northern India and Australia. The Soviet Union has lost the heart of its industry, and the United States is not yet armed. Democracy has had its day."--BOOK JACKET. "The Allied victory in 1945 has since come to seem inevitable. It was not. In Richard Overy's incisive analysis, we see exactly how the Allies regained military superiority and why they were able to do it. Overy offers a brilliant analysis of the decisive campaigns: the war at sea, the crucial battles on the eastern front, the air war, and the vast amphibious assault on Europe. The eastern front was critical. Having lost four million men and tens of thousands of tanks and aircraft in the first six months of fighting, the Soviet Union was able to relocate its industrial base to the east, intensify its industrial production, and defeat the German forces at Stalingrad and Kursk. This was the turning point, the victory of one authoritarian system over another."--BOOK JACKET. "Overy also explores the deeper factors affecting military success and failure: industrial strength, fighting ability, the quality of leadership, and the moral dimensions of the war."--Jacket.

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