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To hell and back : Europe, 1914-1949 / Ian Kershaw.

by Kershaw, Ian.

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Allen Lane, 2015.

World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.

Europe -- History -- 1871-1918.

Europe -- History -- 1918-1945.

Europe -- Civilization -- 20th century.

9780713990898 (hc.)

0713990899 (hc.)

xx, 592 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-550) and index.

1. On the Brink -- 2. Great Disaster -- 3. Turbulent Peace -- 4. Dancing on the Volcano -- 5. Gathering Shadows -- 6. Danger Zone -- 7. Towards the Abyss -- 8. Hell on Earth -- 9. Quiet Transitions in the Dark Decades -- 10. Out of the Ashes.

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. Kershaw gives a compelling narrative of events andt he 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."--Provided by publisher.

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