To Hell and Back, Europe, 1914-1949, Ian Kershaw
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To Hell and Back, Europe, 1914-1949, Ian Kershaw
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-550) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
To Hell and Back
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bibliography
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952022143
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Ian Kershaw
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Penguin history of Europe, 8
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Europe, 1914-1949
Summary
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
Table of contents
Introduction: Europe's era of self-destruction -- On the brink -- The great disaster -- Turbulent peace -- Dancing on the volcano -- Gathering shadows -- Danger zone -- Towards the abyss -- Hell on earth -- Quiet transitions in the dark decades -- Out of the ashes
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