All are reproduced as full pages or double-page spreads. The vivid, haunting images range from armoured columns and battlefield scenes to the privations of Leningrad and victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The selection of pictures is as broad as the narrative, helping to fulfil his aim of showing the human face of the war. Even on familiar ground, Hastings frequently shocks with a fact or statistic – as with the revelation that the number of Russian troops killed by their own officers exceeded the entire number of British fatalities. It gives due weight to the decisive Eastern Front in the European war, but also encompasses the horror of Japanese occupation in China, internecine slaughter in Yugoslavia and the catastrophic famine in Bengal. All Hell Let Loose is a truly global account, documenting Allies, Axis nations and colonial subjects alike. This has been described as the book Hastings was born to write: the distillation of a lifetime’s scholarship in military history, including many previous studies of the Second World War. Acclaimed by fellow historians, and an international bestseller over the decade since its first publication, All Hell Let Loose captures the enormity of a war that saw the world scoured by unprecedented brutality, ending more than 60 million lives. Each of its two volumes includes 10 maps and 32 pages of photographs, chosen in close consultation with the author. This Folio Society edition – presented in a striking cover and slipcase designed by artist Mark Smith – opens with a new preface by Hastings reflecting on perceptions of the war in our modern era. However, his focus is on ‘the voices of little people rather than big ones’, piecing together fragments of testimony from ordinary soldiers and civilians into a human tragedy of bravery, barbarism, endurance and loss. Drawing on 35 years of research, Sir Max Hastings covers the entire sweep of the conflict: six years of grand strategies, campaigns and battles, from the North Atlantic to the Far East.

However this sub is about Dan Carlin so please keep threads about other shows relevant.All Hell Let Loose is a commanding history of ‘humankind’s largest and most terrible event’ from one of our most eminent war historians. For its breadth, its power of expression, and penetrating analysis, this book is unsurpassed. It's great to discuss podcasts similar to Dan's. All Hell Let Loose describes the Second World War in considerable detail but focuses on the human experience of what it was like to be a participant in this critical period of history. Dan releases content as soon as he can, and has discussed this ad nauseam in his podcasts. No complaints about Dan's release schedule. His Generation X, non-partisan, “neo-prudentist” outlook provides a fresh look at the headlines in the newspapers and the stories in the history books. Whether he’s discussing history or current events, veteran journalist Dan Carlin brings his own unconventional approach to the subject matter. Discussion about Dan Carlin's 'Hardcore History' and 'Common Sense' podcasts.

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