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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.
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To Hell and Back, Ian Kershaw
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- Released
- 2015
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- Title
- To Hell and Back
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ian Kershaw
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0713990899
- ISBN13
- 9780713990898
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Military History, Wars, World War II, History of Europe, World War I (1914–1918)
- First published
- 2015
- Original title
- To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949
- Rating
- 4.35 out of 5
- Description
- 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.