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In this book, originally published in the Soviet Union in 1971, based on new documentary material the prominent Soviet historian Grigory Deborin gives a popular exposition of the major events of the Second World War. The original publisher said: ""The book convincingly demonstrates that the blame for preparing for the war lies directly to world imperialism, it dispels the secrecy in which the war was unleashed and depicts the situation that took shape in its initial stages. The true essence of the events is revealed behind their outward appearance and the intrigues of bourgeois politicians and diplomats are exposed. "The author shows that fascism and war spelled a mortal danger for the people of the world; he lays a special emphasis on the Soviet Union's outstanding role in crushing the enemy, shows the sources of the Soviet victory and gives a scientifically substantiated criticism of modern bourgeois conceptions of the Second World War. "Written in a lively publicistic language the book is of great interest to the general reader."