A decent overview of World War II that provides some interesting facts concerning activity on the home front during the war as well as the dissection of myth making about the war (Chapter 7 is an excellent example of this).
This book however suffers from wavering between an academic and narrative writing style. It makes several broad generalizations and statements, and at times dives into very detailed, grotesque, and depictions of war that last for several pages and drag the pace of the book. Some of the book’s topic sentences are also just downright bad.
I would recommend this book to those who do not know that much about World War II and want to learn more about it. I would not recommend this book to those who already have a working knowledge of the war, as this book is a comprehensive background, but doesn’t add anything too enlightening concerning the war, save for parts about the home front and myth making.