The Fight of Their Lives: A 21st Cen­tu­ry Primer on World War II is a riv­et­ing tale of the per­il and resilien­cy that marked the dark­est chap­ter in human his­to­ry, includ­ing the rise of anti­semitism and the Holo­caust, cul­mi­nat­ing in the deaths of six mil­lion Jews and one-sixth of Poland’s pre-war pop­u­la­tion.

From blood-soaked clash­es across farm fields and jun­gle islands to the code rooms and fac­to­ry floors that pow­ered the Allies to final vic­to­ry, this absorb­ing nar­ra­tive ful­ly doc­u­ments the seis­mic strug­gle that claimed more than six­ty mil­lion lives. Inter­spersed through­out the book are pro­files of icon­ic lead­ers and antag­o­nists; unique per­spec­tives from par­tic­i­pants on both sides; and vignettes about those hon­ored for their extra­or­di­nary courage and sac­ri­fice. Designed to appeal to all audi­ences, The Fight of Their Lives is a time­ly read, from the lega­cies that remain supreme­ly rel­e­vant today, to the lessons human­i­ty can­not afford to learn again.