Reaping the Whirlwind: The German and Japanese Experience of WW II

World War II is the most popular period for history readers and there is also an increasing demand for accounts of personal experiences.

Nigel Cawthorne has written more than 20 books on military history and worked as an advisor for the BBC on the subject.

Reaping the Whirlwind offers amazing insight into the events of World War II through the eyes of those who fought against the Allied forces in all theatres of the war. Readers will comb through many previously unpublished accounts of the war from German, Italian and Japanese soldiers, civilians and military leaders. The book covers every major arena of the war: Europe; the German invasion of Russia; Rommel's Afrika Korps; and the Pacific war between Japan and forces of the US, Australia and New Zealand. Reaping the Whirlwind uses the authentic voices of Germans and Japanese people caught up in the conflict and highlights the similar deprivations and dangers experienced by both victors and vanquished.