{"product_id":"the-german-war-a-nation-under-arms-1939-1947","title":"The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945","description":"A groundbreaking history of what drove the Germans to fight -- and keep fighting -- for a lost cause in World War II\n\nIn The German War, acclaimed historian Nicholas Stargardt draws on an extraordinary range of firsthand testimony -- personal diaries, court records, and military correspondence -- to explore how the German people experienced the Second World War.\n\nWhen war broke out in September 1939, it was deeply unpopular in Germany. Yet without the active participation and commitment of the German people, it could not have continued for almost six years. What, then, was the war the Germans thought they were fighting? How did the changing course of the conflict -- the victories of the Blitzkrieg, the first defeats in the east, the bombing of German cities -- alter their views and expectations? And when did Germans first realize they were fighting a genocidal war?\n\nTold from the perspective of those who lived through it -- soldiers, schoolteachers, and housewives; Nazis, Christians, and Jews -- this masterful historical narrative sheds fresh and disturbing light on the beliefs and fears of a people who embarked on and fought to the end a brutal war of conquest and genocide.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0465018998\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0465018998.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Stargardt, Nicholas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516377571386,"sku":"DBV.0465018998.G","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0465018998-0_30bb897b-bbde-4322-9aaf-466195bee4d6.jpg?v=1783732189","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-german-war-a-nation-under-arms-1939-1947","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}