{"product_id":"hitlers-american-gamble-pearl-harbor-and-germanys-march-to-global-war-9781541619104","title":"Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and Germany's March to Global War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"absorbing\" and \"visceral\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) account of the five most crucial days in twentieth-century diplomatic history: from Pearl Harbor to Hitler's declaration of war on the United States\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy early December 1941, war had changed much of the world beyond recognition. Nazi Germany occupied most of the European continent, while in Asia, the Second Sino-Japanese War had turned China into a battleground. But these conflicts were not yet inextricably linked--and the United States remained at peace.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHitler's American Gamble\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the five days that upended everything: December 7 to 11. Tracing developments in real time and backed by deep archival research, historians Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman show how Hitler's intervention was not the inexplicable decision of a man so bloodthirsty that he forgot all strategy, but a calculated risk that can only be understood in a truly global context. This book reveals how December 11, not Pearl Harbor, was the real watershed that created a world war and transformed international history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan Simms \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor in the history of international relations and fellow at Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including\u003ci\u003e Europe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHitler\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Laderman \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior lecturer in international history in the war studies department at King's College, London. He is the author of books on US-UK foreign policy, including \u003ci\u003eSharing the Burden\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648335941906,"sku":"9781541619104","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d95d677f-b14f-42df-b4f7-ecaf36f71bcd.jpg?v=1733239995","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hitlers-american-gamble-pearl-harbor-and-germanys-march-to-global-war-9781541619104","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}