Why Britain is at War - With a New Introduction by Andrew Roberts

Informationen zum Autor Sir Harold Nicolson was an English diplomat, author, diarist and politician. Books written by Nicolson include: Peacemaking 1919 (1933), Curzon (1934), The Congress of Vienna (1946) and King George V (1952), Good Behaviour (1956), The Age of Reason (1961) and Kings, Courts and Monarchy . His three-volume Diaries and Letters (1966-68) is a valuable document of British social and political life from 1930 to 1964. Harold Nicolson died in 1968. Klappentext Gives an account of why Britain went to war with Germany. In simple terms, this book describes the stages of Adolf Hitler's ruthless pursuit for power, identifies his methods of deception and false diplomacy, and details his terrifying use of force that rendered peaceful negotiation increasingly difficult, and finally impossible. Zusammenfassung Gives an account of why Britain went to war with Germany. In simple terms, this book describes the stages of Adolf Hitler's ruthless pursuit for power, identifies his methods of deception and false diplomacy, and details his terrifying use of force that rendered peaceful negotiation increasingly difficult, and finally impossible.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Harold Nicolson, Nicolson Harold
• Edition: Penguin Books Uk
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 02.09.2010
• EAN: 9780141048963
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104896-3
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 113 mm x 182 mm x 12 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Politique; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; European History, Regional & national history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Warfare and defence, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949