TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR AND EDITOR'S CHOICE 2015
BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015
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.
| ISBN: | 9780713990898 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 2015 |
| Author: | Ian Kershaw |
| Publisher: | Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 624 pages |
| Series: | The Penguin History of Europe |
| Genres: |
European history First World War Second World War Modern warfare |