{"product_id":"collapse-a-global-history-of-the-second-world-war-1931-1941-by-jonathan-fennell","title":"Collapse: A Global History of the Second World War, 1931-1941 by Jonathan Fennell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productInfo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe first volume of a ground-breaking and truly global trilogy on the Second World War, from an exciting, prize-winning academic. 'Fennell marshals a host of original insights and judgements in a narrative of terrific verve... Superb' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesBetween 1931 and 1949, a series of crises threatened world order and the very functioning of states, as well as destroying or changing millions of ordinary people’s lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the heart of these upheavals was an all-encompassing war that was a watershed moment in modern history. Collapse tells the story of the first part of this \"Greater Second World War,” from 1931-1941, weaving multiple international trends, theatres of war and home fronts into a single, compelling global narrative. It shows from all sides what influenced the key campaigns, and the great shifts in power and society that accompanied them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining brand new sources in 14 languages from over 50 archives around the world, and a highly original approach that explores the personal alongside the political, Professor Jonathan Fennell shows in vivid colour how a world that many considered civilised collapsed into barbarity. By using immersive storytelling and a cast of characters from well-known political and literary figures to everyday citizens around the world – including not only “bands of brothers” but also less well-known “sisters in arms” and “war-woven lovers” – he explores what it really meant to live through this violent upheaval. This is a landmark work from an outstanding historian that transforms our understanding of this monumental conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Impressively global . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis judgement is impeccable and his eye for a telling personal story unerring . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea weighty achievement which will have readers clearing space on their bookshelves for parts II and III' Christopher Harding, Spectator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback \u003cbr\u003ePublication: 16 Jul 2026, Viking \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241753507 | \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 752 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57864149467518,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780241753507.jpg?v=1787053640","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/collapse-a-global-history-of-the-second-world-war-1931-1941-by-jonathan-fennell","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}