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Stalin鈥檚 War – Guest Speaker:聽Dr. Sean McMeekin
Stalin鈥檚 War:聽A聽 New History of World War II
Guest Speaker:聽Dr. Sean McMeekin
Date:聽Friday June 3, 2022
Time:听2:00辫尘
尝辞肠补迟颈辞苍:听Transylvania County Elections Center
150 South Gaston Street, Brevard NC
Author of eight books, Dr. Sean McMeekin will share his discovery: 鈥淪talin鈥攏ot Hitler鈥攚as the animating force of World War II in this major new history,鈥 based on his 2021 book of the same name as this program.
World War II endures in the popular imagination as a heroic struggle between good and evil, with villainous Hitler driving its events. But Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia鈥攁nd he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler鈥檚 war; it was Stalin鈥檚 war.聽Read more about Dr. Sean McMeekinva