To hell and back : Europe, 1914-1949 / Ian Kershaw.
To hell and back : Europe, 1914-1949 / Ian Kershaw.
By
:
Kershaw, Ian.
Publication Date
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2015
Publication Information
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London : Allen Lane,
Physical Description
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xx, 592 p. : col. ill., maps.
Subject Term
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
Geographic Term
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Europe -- History -- 1871-1918.
Europe -- History -- 1918-1945.
Summary
:
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.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780713990898
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.3 K47 | Checked In |