Blood, Tears and Folly: An Objective Look at World War Two

A magisterial history of the Second World War by best-selling novelist and former RAF pilot Len Deighton

This unflinching history of the darkest days of the Second World War covers the entire world stage, from the Battle of the Atlantic to Pearl Harbor. Rooted in the personal accounts of the soldiers themselves, Blood, Tears and Folly is a sweeping, moving account of the political machinations, the strategy and tactics, the weapons and the men on both sides who created a world of devastation.