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To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949
Door Ian Kershaw
Categorie | Geschiedenis Europa |
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Boeknummer | #400572-VE53 |
Titel | To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949 |
Auteur | Kershaw, Ian |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | London : Penguin Books |
Jaar van uitgave | 2016 |
ISBN10 | 0141980435 |
ISBN13 | 9780141980430 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Paperback, 8vo. |
Samenvatting | '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 wha... (Lees verder)t it meant for the Europeans who initiated and lived through such fearful times - and what this means for us. |
Pagina's | 592 |
Conditie | Goed — Small stain cut and front cover. |
Prijs | € 8,00 |
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