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Author | : A.J.P. Taylor |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1996-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0684829479 |
From the Back Cover: From the moment of its publication in 1961, A.J.P. Taylor's seminal work caused a storm of praise and controversy, and it has since been recognized as a classic: the first book ever to examine exclusively and in depth the causes of the Second World War and to apportion the responsibility among Allies and Germans alike. With crisp, clear prose and brilliant analysis, Taylor established that the war, "far from being premeditated, was a mistake, the result on both sides of diplomatic blunders." He argued that Hitler was more an opportunist than an ideologue who owed his successes to Great Britain's and France's tacking between resistance and appeasement, and to an American policy akin to "the significant episode of the dog in the night, to which Sherlock Holmes once drew attention. When Watson objected: 'But the dog did nothing in the night," Holmes answered: 'That was the significant episode.' "The Times Literary Supplement called The Origins of the Second World War "simple, devastating, superlatively readable, and deeply disturbing," and it remains so now-a groundbreaking book of enduring importance.
Author | : Robert Cole |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1993-12-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1349230235 |
Author | : Vladimir Dedijer |
Publisher | : New York, Simon |
Total Pages | : 566 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Austria |
ISBN | : |
Full story of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914, an act that exploded Europe into World War I.
Author | : Kathleen Burk |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780300094534 |
A.J.P. Taylor was arguably the most influential and popular British historian of the 20th century. This biography explores Taylor's activities as historian, Oxford don, broadcast journalist, husband and friend during a brilliant life punctuated by success, failure and frequent controversy.
Author | : Chris Wrigley |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2006-08-25 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 085771001X |
A scholar gentleman in the old style; a northern non-conforming radical; an academic steeped in Oxford traditions; a late 20th-century media personality; one of the most outstanding historians of his age: A.J.P. Taylor was all of these. He wrote about traditional historical subjects in a traditional manner and took narrative history to new heights and was equally at home with a critical academic, as with a vast popular audience. This biographical study of A.J.P. Taylor includes details of Taylor's privileged and cosseted childhood, the effect of his close but combative and stimulating family, the dissenting and nonconformist tradition, and his time as teacher, broadcaster journalist and historian. It attempts to evaluate how far he fulfilled his aim and conviction as to the importance of history and its place at the heart of national consciousness.
Author | : Alan J. P. Taylor |
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Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780356042060 |
Author | : Esmonde Manning Robertson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 1971-01-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1349154164 |
This collection of essays deals with some of the problems posed by the origins of World War II. Was World War II part of a developing world crisis or should it be seen purely in a European context? Before 1960 general historical opinion held that World War I 'broke out', World War II was 'precipitated'. Fritz Fischer's and A.J.P Taylor's challenge to this thesis caused a controversy which made it impossible to isolate the causes of the two World Wars. Whether Hitler was an opportunist or a planner (or both) is discussed in a series of articles, the introduction to which considers the irrational element in Hitler's character and the contradictions in his policy. One author presents Hitler's attitude towards Japan and offers reasons why there was so little collusion between Germany and Japan before the end of 1937. Readers are introduced to the ideas of both American and Japanese writers as to the causes of the 'China Incident' of July 1937 and its influence on European politics. Other topics presented include Mussolini's role as an 'icebreaker' for Hitler; Chamberlain's policy of appeasement; the Rome Agreements of 1935 which caused a rift between Britain and France over Ethiopia; Hitler's attitude towards Japan; Roosevelt's movement of the U.S. Fleet; the defeat of France; the Japanese occupation of Indo-China; and other key issues. A plea for historians of the former belligerents to meet periodically in small groups to discuss research concludes this volume.
Author | : Chris Wrigley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2018-02-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1351737058 |
This title was first published in 2000: A.J.P. Taylor (1906-90), one of the greatest historians of the twentieth century, initially established his reputation by his work in diplomatic history. This included his magisterial The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918 (1954) and The Origins of the Second World War (1961), both of which have remained in print. This collection brings together a rich selection of his essays and reviews in international history, only one of which (on Trieste) has been reprinted before. The collection includes many examples of his most lively writing, often controversial, yet usually full of insight.
Author | : Adam Sisman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Biografi om den amerikanske historiker, forfatter m.m. Alan Taylor (1906-1990)
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Publisher | : Smithmark Publishers |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1997-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780765192653 |
Historical, personal, and technical aspects of the Second World War are explored in this six-book series. Each book examines a different facet of the war, from the military machines and battles to the leaders who brought their people through the terrible times. Details of military weaponry, battle plans, and personalities will bring this conflict alive for readers.