Why War?

A richly absorbing book… Overy is unquestionably one of our finest living historians – James Holland * The Daily Telegraph *PRAISE FOR BLOOD AND RUINS: ‘Majestic and original … Overy has written many fine books, but Blood and Ruins is his masterpiece. It puts all previous single-volume works of the conflict in the shade. – Saul David * The Times *Monumental… [A] vast and detailed study that is surely the finest single-volume history of World War Two. * Wall Street Journal *This is a magnificent book that reflects the deep scholarship and humane judgment of a magisterial historian. * The Economist *

Richard Overy is Honorary Research Professor of History at the University of Exeter and one of Britain’s most distinguished historians. His major works include The Dictators, winner of the 2005 Wolfson Prize, The Morbid Age and The Bombing War, which was a finalist for the 2014 Cundhill Prize. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.