iron_horseshoe88 t1_j3hksxb wrote on January 8, 2023 at 5:09 PM

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I just finished World Undone. It was a good read approximating something of a very detailed timeline of the war. It doesn't (and often acknowledges it can't) delve too deeply into specific battles and events, but has enough detail to tell the story of the war with sufficient breadth.

Have you found anything (or previously read anything) that has a similar layer of detail bridging the story from World War I to World War II?

dropbear123 t1_j3hthk2 wrote on January 8, 2023 at 6:04 PM

I'm struggling to think of much

I liked Fracture: Life and Culture in the West, 1918-1938 by Philipp Blom but that is more about the culture, mindsets/views and lifestyles of the time rather than an overview of the politics.

It's been a while since I've read it but you could try The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s by Piers Brendon . It has a little bit on the 20s and then in the 30s it covers each of the major powers with their own chapters. It's pretty long as well