To Hell and Back

Europe, 1914-1949

von Ian Kershaw

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'Superb ... likely to become a classic' ObserverIn 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.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780141980430
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.06.2016
• Größe: 195 x 128 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)