Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941The newest immensely original undertaking from the historian who gave us the defining two-volume portrait of Hitler, Fateful Choices puts Ian Kershaw's analytical and storytelling gifts on dazzling display. From May 1940 to December 1941, the leaders of the world's six major powers made a series of related decisions that determined the final outcome of World War II and shaped the course of human destiny. As the author examines the connected stories of these profound choices, he restores a sense of drama and contingency to this pivotal moment, producing one of the freshest, most important books on World War II in years' one with powerful contemporary relevance. |
Contents
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Berlin Summer and Autumn 1940 | 54 |
Tokyo Summer and Autumn 1940 | 91 |
Rome Summer and Autumn 1940 | 129 |
Washington DC Summer 1940Spring 1941 | 184 |
Moscow SpringSummer 1941 | 243 |
Washington DC SummerAutumn 1941 | 298 |
Tokyo Autumn 1941 | 331 |
Berlin Autumn 1941 | 382 |
BerlinEast Prussia SummerAutumn 1941 | 431 |
Notes | 484 |
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