Why the Allies Won [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

Having won an unprecedented series of victories and acquired huge new territories in 1942, Germany and Japan seemed poised to dominate most of the world. A year later both empires were reeling back in the face of Allied assaults. The rapid turnaround, King's College history professor Richard Overy writes, came about largely as a result of technological innovation and structural responsiveness. The Allies were able to convert their economies to a war footing with few institutional fetters, while the Axis powers imposed layers of bureaucracy that often competed internally. In fact, Overy writes, at one point during the war, the Luftwaffe had more than 425 different aircraft models in production, the result of different state agencies' and manufacturers' vying to push their models into the order of battle. The defeated Axis powers' conversion to their foes' economic model enabled them, according to Overy, to become technological leaders in the postwar years. His study is full of detail, and it makes for very good reading.

“Outstanding… Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century.”
–Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times

“Richard Overy is writing at the height of his powers… The result is often startling, never less than fascinating.”
–Adam Sisman, Observer -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .

'Outstanding... Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century' - Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .

Explains how the Allies regained military superiority after 1942, and discusses important campaigns, naval battles, industrial strength, fighting ability, leadership, and moral issues. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

Richard Overy is a Professor of Modern History at King's College, London, where he has taught since 1980. He has published extensively on the history of the Second World War and the Third Reich. He has been a regular consultant for television history, and was the series historian for The Road to War screened in 91989. He lives with his family in South London. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.