The Origins of the Second World War

Informationen zum Autor A.J.P. Taylor Klappentext Debunking what were accepted truths about the Second World War, the author argues provocatively that Hitler did not set out to cause the war as part of an evil master plan, but blundered into it partly by accident, aided by the shortcomings of others. Zusammenfassung Debunking what were accepted truths about the Second World War, the author argues provocatively that Hitler did not set out to cause the war as part of an evil master plan, but blundered into it partly by accident, aided by the shortcomings of others. Inhaltsverzeichnis Forgotten problem; the legacy of the First World War; the post-war decade; the end of Versailles; the Abyssinian affair and the end of Locarno; the half-armed peace! 1936-38; Anschluss - the end of Austria; the crisis over Czechoslovakia; peace for six months; the war of nerves; war for Danzig.

Product details

• Authors: A J P Taylor, A. J. P. Taylor, A.J.P. Taylor, Professor A J P Taylor
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.1991
• EAN: 9780140136722
• ISBN: 978-0-14-013672-2
• No. of pages: 357
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater