{"product_id":"1939","title":"1939","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe to a massive world war. Drawing on contemporary diaries, memoirs, and newspapers, as well as recorded interviews, \u003cem\u003e1939\u003c\/em\u003e is a narrative account of what the coming of the Second World War felt like to those who lived through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Taylor, author of renowned histories of the Berlin Wall and the bombing of Dresden, highlights the day-to-day experiences of ordinary citizens as well as those who were at the height of power in Germany and Britain. Their voices lend an intimate flavor to this often-surprising account of the period and reveal a marked disconnect between government and people, for few people in either country wanted war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e1939\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and richly peopled narrative of Europe's slide into the horrors of war and a powerful warning for our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836009951437,"sku":"9780393868272","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_a534a0c7-261b-460e-bc10-12ec273709d2.jpg?v=1790991784","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/1939","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}