‘Every page of Deighton’s work glows with the excitement of discovery … wonderful’ Geoff Dyer, Guardian
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.
‘If he had never written a word of fiction Deighton would still be remembered for his scholarly and merciless history of the Second World War, Blood, Tears and Folly‘ Peter Millar, The Times
Jim Says…
I was brought up in a generation with a fixation on World war 2. When we were young, the narrative was black and white, the Germans were bad and the good old Brits were paragons of virtue. This well researched account of but a few of the encounters between soldiers in British uniform and their opponents, or even local civillians, opened my eyes to the reality of war.
My rating 84/100
