by Nicholson Baker
There is a widely accepted philosophy that says history is written by the victor. I've always believed this to be true; naturally this has made me curious about some of the more time-honored events of the past. Specifically, I was quite curious about World War II: a world of liberation and salvation...
A chronicle of obscure but important incidents leading up to World War II "incorporating meticulous research and well-documented sources, including newspaper and magazine articles, radio speeches, memoirs, and diaries, the book juxtaposes hundreds of related moments of decision, brutality, suffering...
A chronicle of obscure but important incidents leading up to World War II "incorporating meticulous research and well-documented sources, including newspaper and magazine articles, radio speeches, memoirs, and diaries, the book juxtaposes hundreds of related moments of decision, brutality, suffering...
This book consists of numerous and varied bits of trivial and unconnected stories from the time prior to and into the beginning of World War II. The stories appear in the book in strict chronological order. The author provides no discussion of context or connecting commentary. The stories speak f...
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