THE STORM OF WAR by Andrew Roberts

Narrated by Christian Rodska

"Hitler lost because he was a Nazi"

This one volume summary of the vast global struggle that was WWII requires some familiarity with the great conflict. Roberts does has a few fresh things to say but in order to get to them he must rush past other elements of the war. This is unavoidable, I suppose with this subject. He is at his best when analyzing the causes for some of the key events. I especially appreciated his conclusion of the causes for Allied victory and Axis defeat.

Christian Rodska reads this expertly. He even throws in a few impressions of major characters. His depiction of Churchill is spot on.