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A sophisticated analysis from an author with the knowledge and background to write it convincingly. Taking a globalist perspective , similar to Weinberg but at half the length, Mr Hanson uses a unique approach. For example; Chapters 2 through 6 are entitled Air, Water, Earth , Fire, and People. I have never seen that methodology used before and yet the author makes it work. The author writes at a level which assumes the reader is knowledgeable of WW2 and has read at least some of the popular histories. This saves a great deal of time and text. The analysis concentrates on fundamentals of production ,logistics, time and distance while spending almost no space on battlefield sketches of individual actions. Mr Hanson is very good at avoiding the standard tropes and clichés , making his own reserved judgments. The Author has a firm grasp of basic Economics, essential to any serious History of this subject. Because I agree with much of what he writes, he sure seems insightful. The best one volume History of WW2 to come along since a" A World at Arms". I recommend the Read.