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To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949
Ian Kershaw
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Description for To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949
Paperback. In the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics and beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from. This title presents the narrative of events. It also deals with the most difficult issues that the events raise - with what it meant for the Europeans who initiated and more. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 448.
'Superb ... likely to become a classic' Observer In the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics and beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from. The disaster terrified its survivors, shocked that a civilization that had blandly assumed itself to be a model for the rest of the world had collapsed into a chaotic savagery beyond any comparison. In 1939 Europeans would initiate a second conflict that managed to be even worse - a war in which the killing of civilians was central and which culminated in the Holocaust. To Hell and Back tells this story with humanity, flair and originality. Kershaw gives a compelling narrative of events, but he also wrestles with the most difficult issues that the events raise - with what it meant for the Europeans who initiated and lived through such fearful times - and what this means for us.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141980430
SKU
V9780141980430
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About Ian Kershaw
Ian Kershaw is the author of Hitler, Fateful Choices and The End.
Reviews for To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949
Kershaw leads his readers through this complex history in a clear and compelling manner
Joanna Bourke
Prospect
Authoritative
Nicholas Shakespeare
Telegraph
Few authors would have the ability, and perhaps the determination, to take on the history of both world wars and the connecting decades at this level of sophistication, depth and breadth
Robert Tombs
The Times
We are in the hands of a master historian
Nigel Jones
Spectator
The story of how the Old World plunged toward hell for 30 years ... There is no man better qualified than Kershaw to take us through the dark valleys of the world wars and the two sombre intervening decades ... fair-minded, deeply researched and highly readable
Brendan Simms
Wall Street Journal
Chilling epic-size history ... should be required reading
Harold Evans
The New York Times
A triumph ... one of a tiny handful of historians whose books will still be read in 100 years
Laurence Rees
The Mail on Sunday
A great achievement ... There could hardly be a more judicious guide to this bloody terrain ... a stark lesson in man's capacity for evil
Dominic Sandbrook
The Sunday Times
Joanna Bourke
Prospect
Authoritative
Nicholas Shakespeare
Telegraph
Few authors would have the ability, and perhaps the determination, to take on the history of both world wars and the connecting decades at this level of sophistication, depth and breadth
Robert Tombs
The Times
We are in the hands of a master historian
Nigel Jones
Spectator
The story of how the Old World plunged toward hell for 30 years ... There is no man better qualified than Kershaw to take us through the dark valleys of the world wars and the two sombre intervening decades ... fair-minded, deeply researched and highly readable
Brendan Simms
Wall Street Journal
Chilling epic-size history ... should be required reading
Harold Evans
The New York Times
A triumph ... one of a tiny handful of historians whose books will still be read in 100 years
Laurence Rees
The Mail on Sunday
A great achievement ... There could hardly be a more judicious guide to this bloody terrain ... a stark lesson in man's capacity for evil
Dominic Sandbrook
The Sunday Times