The Politics of World War Two Author:Jeremy Black Television and book, film and newspaper are full of images and accounts of the Second World War. Controversies are to the fore, as is blame. Should is the key term as far as much of the discussion is concerned, because the point is to blame. Thus, exposition and explanation generally find fault. The continuing overhang of the politics of the war... more » is a key theme of this book, which aims to bring together two dimensions, those of the war as it occurred and its subsequent recollection. In doing so, there is an attempt to look for relationships that throw light on the conflict, on the processes by which events are understood, and on public history. An appreciation of the political issues of the time is important to an assessment of the subsequent politicisation of the discussion of the conflict.« less