{"product_id":"darkest-christmas-december-1942-and-a-world-at-war","title":"Darkest Christmas: December 1942 and a World at War","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1526724979\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"wxcjyf-nna6np-qp3jd4-lq4dzn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"This book is of interest to any scholar of World War II, particularly those focused on bridging culture and war. Highly readable, this text is suitable for undergraduate and popular audiences as well. Many should find its analysis to be a refreshing take on the well-trodden field of World War II histories.\" ― Journal of Military History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecember 1942 saw the bloodiest Christmas in the history of mankind. From the islands in the Pacific to the China front, from the trenches in Russia to the battle lines in North Africa, in the skies over Europe and in the depths of the Atlantic, men were killing each other in greater numbers than ever before. The Holocaust continued, and innocent civilians were murdered by the thousands throughout the evil Nazi empire, even as the perpetrators celebrated the birth of Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMillions stationed in far-off lands amid the greatest conflict in human history feared this was their last Christmas in freedom, or their last Christmas alive. At the same time as the slaughter continued unabated, throughout the world there were random acts of kindness, born out of an instinctive feeling of the essential brotherhood of man. These gestures also straddled religious barriers and sometimes included those of non-Christian faiths. Even some Japanese, otherwise embarked on a self-declared crusade against the West, relented for a few precious hours in acknowledgment of the holiday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, Christmas 1942 saw the injunction of ‘good will to man’ distorted in ugly and callous ways. At Auschwitz, SS guards played cruel games with their prisoners. In Berlin, the German heart of darkness, Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels spent time with his family while still buried in feverish fantasies about the Jewish world conspiracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristmas 1942 saw the entire range of man’s conduct towards his fellow man, reflecting the extremes of behavior, good and bad, that World War II gave rise to. The way the holiday was marked around the world tells a deeper and more universal story of the human condition in extraordinary times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Pacific Ocean\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Australia\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Japan, occupied Asia\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: India, Siberia and the Middle East\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Eastern Front\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Germany, Holocaust\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Occupied Europe\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: North Africa, Britain\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Atlantic Ocean\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Americas\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_Books\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_Books\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1526724979\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"tnou42-ykw3nl-nmbpoc-ux13ng\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_Books\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_Books\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1526724979\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"x4ajgr-q0r5lq-qh19jw-w3s43t\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1526724979\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"qi9zs2-fl5ffq-k2922i-lfntku\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-9\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_8\" data-csa-c-id=\"85r4qv-4k5pty-bc1thm-hgq8jy\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstancecN8ZiC-zmfw9rpT1zYZKbg\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_8\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harmsen, Peter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67708785721504,"sku":"BDY826","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/4287\/4272\/files\/81IH9b34WmL._SL1500.jpg?v=1792130536","url":"https:\/\/blackbookswholesale.com\/products\/darkest-christmas-december-1942-and-a-world-at-war","provider":"Black Books Wholesale ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}