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Books on causes of WWII?
I'm looking for 2 or three books that examine the root causes of World War II. Preferably not dry academic texts. I am primarily a lover of fiction, but the occasional well-written History books have been known to make their way onto my list: John Adams, Theodore Rex, The Devil in the White City, Rising Tide. Any one have any brilliant suggestions?
Also, I am aware of Pat Buchanan's new book on this topic, but before I would ever read a book from someone who,(a) gives opinions for a living, and, (b) is not, by training or practive, an historian, I would rather read the "professional opinion" of an historian with (hopefully) no political axe to grind.
Thank you for your responses, but I am specifically looking for a book, if anyone knows of one, that takes a more comprehensive look at the causes. Likewise, Burns' documentary, while great, is much more about the war itself than the causes that led up to it.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Look at the Ken Burns documentary "The War". It gives an unbiased and complete picture of WWII.
edit: Try "The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich"
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the First World War. As a result of this Germany was also held accountable for the cost of the war and the Treaty dictated that compensation would have to be paid to the Allies. Germany was stripped of everything, this lead the people of Germany to blindly follow and support and put in power one of the most brutal leaders of all time...This was a main cause of WWII