To hell and back : Europe, 1914-1949

Kershaw, Ian, author.

Book 2016

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 wo...

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Penguin history of Europe Penguin history of Europe ; 8

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ISBN:

9780141980430
0141980435

Description:

xxv, 592 pages, 5 maps, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-550) and index

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. On the Brink
2. The Great Disaster
3. Turbulent Peace
4. Dancing on the Volcano
5. Gathering Shadows
6. Danger Zone
7. Towards the Abyss
8. Hell on Earth
9. Quiet Transitions in the Dark Decades
10. Out of the Ashes

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1640090

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