Moral combat : a history of World War II /
Michael Burleigh.
- London : HarperPress, 2011.
- xxi, 650 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Originally published: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This examination of the Second World War explores the moral sentiment of entire societies and their leaders, and how this changed under the impact of total war. Opening with the 'predators' - Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito - Burleigh analyses the moral dimensions and the war's most important moments.