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Ellis has a shrewd grasp of military history and he presents a convincing strategic analysis of both the Allies and the Axis operations. Moreover he does so as they might have seen it, without resorting too frequently to the academic high ground of hindsight. To some extent, though, all this can be found elsewhere but what makes the narrative special is his global perspective. Historians frequently present the Second World War as a series of different theatres of operations that were only loosely connected to one another. Ellis gives the lie to this. On the 25 October, 1944, the war was truly international. American, Russian, Canadians, French, Czech, Polish, Chinese, Australian, New Zealander, Rumanian, Italian, Finnish, Brazilian, Yugoslav, Greek, Bulgarian, Albanian, Kenyan, Jamaican, Nigerian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Burmese and Filipino troops and civilians were all engaged in the fight against fascism. Inevitably Ellis is unable to keep entirely to his brief because some events need a more detailed explanation, but his style and research can't be faulted and he presents a compelling picture of a world at war. Unwittingly he has also captured a rare moment when the majority of the world was united in a single idealistic purpose. Just take a look at the list of those fighting for the Allies in 1944; now tick off those that have succumbed to their own version of fascism. Sober reading. --John Crace
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