The Real History of The Second World War: part 2 - Timeline with John Rees
- Written by John Rees
- Published in Timelines
John Rees introduces part two of his history of the second world war told from the perspective of ordinary people
Timeline is produced by the Islam Channel

John Rees
John Rees is a writer, broadcaster and activist, and is one of the organisers of the People’s Assembly. His books include ‘The Algebra of Revolution’, ‘Imperialism and Resistance’, ‘Timelines, A Political History of the Modern World’, ‘The People Demand, A Short History of the Arab Revolutions’ (with Joseph Daher), ‘A People’s History of London’ (with Lindsey German) and The Leveller Revolution. He is co-founder of the Stop the War Coalition.
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