To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949

<''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.<>

Relazione

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Kershaw
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.06.2016
• EAN: 9780141980430
• ISBN: 978-0-14-198043-0
• Pagine: 592
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Serie: PENGUIN PRESS
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia; Saggistica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); Europe, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, c 1910 to c 1919, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)