No Simple Victory

Norman Davies talked about his book No Simple Victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945, published by Viking. In his book historian Norman … read more

Norman Davies talked about his book No Simple Victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945, published by Viking. In his book historian Norman Davies questions common conceptions about World War II including the lack of reasearch on the Eastern European theatre and the role that the Soviets played in Hitler’s defeat. Most of the fighting and decisive battles occurred on the Eastern Front. He contends that therefore the war was not a simple victory of good over evil, but the defeat of one totalitarian state, Nazi Germany, by another, the Soviet Union, whose crimes were just as vast. Mr. Davies responded to questions from members of the audience.

Norman Davies is a fellow at Wolfson College, the British Academy, and the Royal Historical Society as well as a professor emeritus at London University. Mr. Davies is the author of several books, including Europe: A History and Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw.

This program was a presentation of “ALOUD at Central Library” by the Los close

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Los Angeles, California, United States
First Aired:
Oct 27, 2007 | 3:10pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Sep 02, 2013 | 12:59am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Oct 27, 2007 | 3:10pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 25, 2007 | 5:28am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 16, 2007 | 10:32pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • May 08, 2010 | 11:06am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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  • May 08, 2010 | 11:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 09, 2010 | 5:05am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2013 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 01, 2013 | 5:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 02, 2013 | 12:59am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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