Author Max Hastings, a well known journalist, takes a different look at World War II in this book. He doesn't emphasise the major battles (nor does he ignore them), but rather he looks at the personal involvement and investment of ordinary people in the war. Stories from the war are told by soldiers, sailors and airmen alongside those of ordinary citizens.
Hastings does emphasise the efforts of the main belligerents; those on the Axis side of Germany and Japan, while on the Allied side Britain, the U. S. A. and Russia. The nations of the British Commonwealth are glossed over as part of The British Empire. This is unfortunate as "The Colonies" did much to help the Allied cause.
Hastings draws good conclusions at the end as to what ultimately would happen to the countries involved in the decades following the war. It is a good read for fans of history who want to see both sides of the war.
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