Screen LibraryTo Hell and Back : Europe, 1914-1949 /
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 r...
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Penguin Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2015 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Penguin history of Europe ;
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| 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. |
| Carrier Form: | xxvi, 592 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-550) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780143109921 (paperback) : 0143109928 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | D424 |
| CLC: | K505 |
| Call Number: | K505/K417 |
| 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. |