Reviewed by paul moore published on hsozukult july, 2016. 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. To hell and back, by ian kershaw to hell and back is the first of a twovolume history of europe in the 20th century from kershaw. Hell on earth, with a survey of all the things that went right during in the first half of the twentieth. Europe 19141949 by awardwinning historian ian kershaw, and. To hell and back ian kershaw pdf europe 19141949 by. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Europe, 19141949 cartographers draw the new map of europe following the versailles treaty while british journalists look on, june 28, 1919. Two days earlier, german troops had crossed into poland. He went on to a long film career, starring in the red badge of courage, the quiet american, and his own to hell and back. Europe two volumes in which to tell the story of eu 19141949. It was an explanation that went to the heart of the catholic churchs passivity towards the fate of the jews in nazi germany. Europe 19141949, by ian kershaw, is a masterful look at the world war period of european history, and then eighth book in the penguin history of europe series.
The latest volume in the penguin history of europe series is to hell and back. Hitler, fateful choices and the end as well as two volumes in his history of modern europe, to hell and back and rollercoaster. Europe 19141949 ian kershaw the penguin history of europe series reaches the twentieth century with acclaimed scholar ian kershaw s longanticipated analysis of the pivotal years of world war i and world war ii. During the twentieth century, europe went to hell and back. States are the units of analysis and politicians the actors in what turned into a deadly game.
He was killed in a plane crash in 1971 at age fortysix. To hell and back should be required reading in every chancellery, every editorial cockpit and every place. To hell and back should be required reading in every chancellery, every editorial cockpit. Ian kershaw archives download free ebook download pdf. See all books authored by ian kershaw, including hitler, 19361945. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the to hell and back europe 1914 1949 the penguin history of europe, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Ian kershaw, author of to hell and back, the end, fateful choices, and making friends with hitler, is a british historian of twentiethcentury germany noted for his monumental biographies of adolf hitler. I an kershaw described his last instalment in the penguin history of europe series to hell and back, on 1914 to 1949 as the hardest book i had ever. Sir ian kershaw fba born 29 april 1943 is an english historian and author whose work has chiefly focused on the social history of 20thcentury germany. To hell and back is the newly published book by the distinguished british historian sir. This is not my first book by ian kershaw so i expected it to be written in an easy to read style. Kershaw s book suffers from three significant shortcomings. To hell and back by ian kershaw, 9780141980430, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
The european catastrophe, the long continuous period from 1914 to 1949, was unprecedented in human historyan extraordinarily dramatic, often traumatic, and. Uniquely in this series, and a tribute to his stature in the field, kershaw has been granted two. Telegraph books of the year and editors choice 2015 in the summer of 1914 most of europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continents politics and beliefs. To hell and back by ian kershaw penguin books australia. He is regarded by many as one of the worlds leading experts on adolf hitler and nazi germany, and is particularly noted for his biographies of hitler. Ikonomou, aarhus university, denmark to hell and back is the. We have here two very different books utilizing two very different approaches to essentially the same period of history in europe. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read to hell and back. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. To hell and back europe 1914 1949 the penguin history of europe. Europe 19141949 adolf hitler at nuremberg in 1933 ap david isaacmarch 19, 2016 5. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Reviewed by paul moore published on hsozukult july, 2016 we live in interesting times, to adapt the probably apocryphal chinese proverb borrowed by eric hobsbawm for the title of his memoir.
In 2002 he received his knighthood for services to history. Autobiography, world war ii, american personal narratives, world war, 19391945. To hell and back tells this story with humanity, flair and originality. Back is for the most part an immensely satisfying book.
Europe, 19141949, the first of two volumes by ian kershaw on the history of twentiethcentury europe. Read to hell and back pdf europe 19141949 by ian kershaw penguin books chilling. To hell and back chronicles europe on the brink of. Husserl had gone into retirement already in 1928 and heidegger became his follower on the chair in freiburg. Ian kershaw one of the uks most distinguished historians sir ian kershaw is the author of seminal works of european and german history, including. He is a fellow of the british academy, of the royal historical society, of the wissenschaftskolleg zu berlin, and of the alexander. The final chapter in the penguin history of europe series from the acclaimed scholar and author of to hell and back after the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the twentieth century, described by ian kershaw in his previous book as being to hell and back, the years from 1950 to 2017 brought peace and relative prosperity to most of europe. The defiance and destruction of hitlers germany 194445, and more on. In 2002, he received his knighthood for services to history. This is not possible at the moment because the fight against the jews would also become a fight against the catholics, he stated. This volume is the first of two books dealing with the twentieth century catastrophe of war and death which transpired in bloody europe. Europe, 19141949 ian kershaw london, penguin, 2015.
The penguin history of europe series reaches the twentieth century with acclaimed scholar ian kershaw s longanticipated analysis of the pivotal years of world war i and world war ii. Paul moore, stanley burton centre for holocaust and genocide studies, university of leicester we live in interesting times, to adapt the probably apocryphal chinese. To hell and back by ian kershaw, 9780141980430, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is part of the penguin history of europe series. Audie murphy was the most decorated american soldier during world war ii. Ian kershaw books list of books by author ian kershaw. Ian kershaw, author of the end, fateful choices, and making friends with hitler, is a british historian of twentiethcentury germany noted for his monumental biographies of adolf hitler. Image and reality in the third reich ian kershaw ebook. The book is at its best when kershaw, with unmatched authority, compares the dynamic dictatorships of the ussr, italy and germany going into.