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A Global History of the Second World War, 1931-1941

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De: Jonathan Fennell
Narrado por: Nikolas Salmon
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The first volume of a ground-breaking and truly global trilogy on the Second World War, from an exciting, prize-winning academic.

Between 1931 and 1949, a series of crises threatened world order and the very functioning of states, as well as destroying or changing millions of ordinary people’s lives. At the heart of these upheavals was an all-encompassing war that was a watershed moment in modern history.

Collapse tells the story of the first part of this "Greater Second World War,” from 1931-1941, weaving multiple international trends, theatres of war and home fronts into a single, compelling global narrative. It shows from all sides what influenced the key campaigns, and the great shifts in power and society that accompanied them.
Combining brand new sources in 14 languages from over 50 archives around the world, and a highly original approach that explores the personal alongside the political, Professor Jonathan Fennell shows in vivid colour how a world that many considered civilised collapsed into barbarity.
By using immersive storytelling and a cast of characters from well-known political and literary figures to everyday citizens around the world – including not only “bands of brothers” but also less well-known “sisters in arms” and “war-woven lovers” – he explores what it really meant to live through this violent upheaval.
This is a landmark work from an outstanding historian that transforms our understanding of this monumental conflict.

'An incredible story . . . absolutely recommend it' Al Murray, on Fighting the People's War

© Jonathan Fennell 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

 Ciencias políticas Economía Guerras y conflictos Militar Política y gobierno
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Fennell marshals a host of original insights and judgements in a narrative of terrific verve. A dismayingly high proportion of histories of almost everything, but especially the Second World War, tell us nothing we did not know already. This book is an exception. I learnt much from Fennell's book and expect to learn more from his two volumes to come. Superb. (Max Hastings, Sunday Times)
'[A] weighty, admirably uncomfortable account [by] an impressively diligent and thoughtful young historian … This is a fascinating and important book, which brings together a mass of information … never before assembled under one roof.' (Max Hastings on Fighting the People's War)
'A richly documented, provocative and convincing study.' (David French on Fighting the People's War)
'This is an outstanding book, based on immersion in archives across the globe. Rich in insights, it demands that we rethink the way we view the armies of the British Empire in the Second World War.' (Gary Sheffield, author of A Short History of the First World War, on Fighting the People's War)
'This is a hugely impressive, sweepingly ambitious book which brings together the military histories of all the British Commonwealth nations for the first time. It asks vital questions about the relationship between wartime experience, society, and politics in a unique transnational way. A remarkable and valuable achievement.' (Alan Allport, on Fighting the People's War)
'An absolutely fascinating and fresh account of the Commonwealth armies at war … very well written and totally accessible. It contains a wealth of information that is fresh and new, and Fennell's insights on subjects that many might imagine are familiar will be of real interest … Highly recommended.' (Taylor Downing, on Fighting the People's War)
'Jonathan Fennell's astonishing book is full of compelling arguments that complete the puzzle of British, Commonwealth and Imperial victory in WW2. It's quite fantastic and revealing … an incredible story. Absolutely recommend it.' (Al Murray, on Fighting the People's War)
'Jonathan Fennell has produced a compelling and magisterial history of the British and Commonwealth armies between 1939 and 1945 … Fighting the People's War establishes Fennell as among the leaders of the next generation of Second World War scholars.' (Jonathan Boff, on Fighting the People's War)
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