The Penguin History of Europe:the Twentieth Century:Volume 8
Europe, 1914-1949
Ian Kershaw
ISBN: | 9780713990898 |
Publisher: | Allen Lane |
Published: | 24 September, 2015 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
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The Penguin History of Europe:the Twentieth Century:Volume 8
Europe, 1914-1949
Ian Kershaw
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.
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