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In 1939, the world was forced to begin a war against a madman who wanted to destroy a complete race and ensure his sovereignty over Europe. In All Hell Let Loose, Max Hastings retells the story of the Second World War and how the world joined forces to take down Adolf Hitler. Summary of the Book The Second World War shook the world. It rankled the governments around the world, alerting them to the dangers of fascism. Hitler mobilized his forces, controlling Germany and invading Poland. He began a genocide against all the Jews to fulfill his mad anti-Semitic plots, and dragging the world into a war it could not soon forget. In this book, Max Hastings discusses the origins of the Second World War, explaining the motivation of the Nazis and the effects of the Treaty of Versailles. He explains how Hitler rose to power, and how the events played out. He also discusses the aftermath of the war, and helps readers understand the political changes around the globe. About Max Hastings Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings is a British historian, writer, journalist, editor and historian who is known for his career at The Daily Telegraph and the Evening Standard. He won the Somerset Maugham Award for nonfiction in 1980, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year prize, the Royal United Services Institute's Westminster Medal and the Edgar Wallace Award from the London Press Club. Sir Hastings also wrote Overlord, Bomber Command, The Battle for the Falklands and The Fire This Time.