Recent interviews with historians from across canada have been captured in video clips that are embedded throughout the web version of the book. What makes it so good is not only the scholarship that shines on every page but also his wonderful writing style and his ability to take difficult and complicated. The best history books of 2018 history smithsonian. All the large cities with the exception of kyoto, the industries and the transportation networks were severely damaged.
Its a pity the author died so young, as given his thorough knowledge of modern history and insightful analysis, it would have been interesting to. No one book even at nearly a thousand pages could fully encompass this. One of the new york times ten best books of the year almost a decade in the making, this muchanticipated grand history of postwar europe from one of the. In 1945, penguin began what would become one of its most important branches, the penguin classics, with a translation of homer s odyssey by e.
What hes been able to do is to pull together the social history of the first world war with a very good understanding of the dynamics of the war itself as welland put it all into a package. Judts book is a comprehensive history of the whole of europe from 1945 almost up to the present day. In the short history of vietnam war literature, publishers would hardly touch a book on the war until the late 1970s and early 1980sa part of the selfinduced national amnesia about that conflict and its outcome. He is the author or editor of fifteen books, including thinking the twentieth century, the memory chalet, ill fares the land, reappraisals. Discover librarianselected research resources on postwar germany from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Provides online access to over 500,000 pages of previously classified government documents covering major international events from the cold war to the vietnam war and beyond. Postwar europe was a scene of both physical and moral destruction. Tsouras, a collection of alternate history scenarios in the cold war. Fairbank prize of the american historical association. It won the 2006 arthur ross book award for the best book published on international affairs, and was shortlisted for the 2006 samuel johnson prize. The country demobilized quickly, and americans were determined to enjoy the fruits of peace after years of depression and wartime sacrifice.
A history of europe since 1945 by tony judt goodreads. Postwar covers the history of the entire cold war, dwelling on the spread and dismantlement of communism. However, the books most staggering informationreplete with statisticsfocuses on the devastation of wwii and its immediate aftermath. The best history books five books expert recommendations.
A history of europe since 1945 is a 2005 nonfiction book written by british historian and scholar tony judt who specialised in european history. So are the strange death of liberal england which, additionally, was first published in 1935, ghost wars, a brief history of time, the great bridge, the gnostic gospels, working, the gathering storm, six easy pieces, nicholas and alexandra, death from the skies, summer of 49, homicide, and parting the waters. Norman davies applauds tony judts postwar, a personal view of our continents recent history. Couldnt get past the idea that the book seemed like a postwar history of the major european powers. The post world war ii economic expansion, also known as the golden age of capitalism and the postwar economic boom or simply the long boom, was a broad period of worldwide economic expansion beginning after world war ii and ending with the 19731975 recession. This epic threevolume masterpiece is to war what gibbons decline and fall of the roman empire was to history. The contributors to this book seek to offer such a view. This book is, i think, the best single volume book on the british home front in the first world war. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii recommended by keith lowe. A history of europe since 1945 english edition ebook.
We also acknowledge previous national science foundation support under grant numbers 1246120, 1525057. A magisterial and acclaimed history of postwar europe, from germany to poland, from western europe to eastern europe, selected as one of new york times ten best books of the year. In 1998, tony horwitzs confederates in the attic changed the way we talk about the civil war and the american south by making the point that for many. Online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. Remembering world war i with 10 astounding books barnes. Daniel immerwahr, an associate professor of history at northwestern university, tells the often brutal, often tragic stories of these territories in an attempt to make the greater united states. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii five. Whether youre a history buff wellversed in the events of the great war, or someone who has just begun to be curious, weve got a collection of books to help you navigate the. Naturally enough, the advance praise on the cover is over the top. The ten best history books of 2019 history smithsonian. Peter wilson, chichele professor of the history of war at oxford university and author of the most recent general history of the war, europes tragedy. Lord owen begs a question or two by praising a book about the true europe. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii five books expert. Of course, the bookk is titled post war, so these nations perspectives are highly relevant.
Alternative history of the 19th century where wolves have migrated to england via the channel tunnel. Brilliant analysis of europe since the second world war, particularly the earlier parts of the book covering the immediate aftermath of the war. Thucydidess history covers the war between sparta and athens, and though its accuracy remains moot. Andrew gordon is professor of history at duke university. Post confederation includes learning objectives and key points in most chapter sections, intended to help identify issues of overarching importance. Free ebooks, world war ii, military history, nook books.
This is historywriting with a human face, as well as with brainpower. Reflections on the forgotten twentieth century, and postwar. Grant by ron chernow, high wide and lonesome by hal borland, leadership. Post war history since 1945 after world war ii had ended, japan was devastated. The best history books of 2018 from the political violence of 19thcentury america to the untold stories of africanamerican pioneers, these books help shape our understanding of today. List of books and articles about postwar germany online. I rarely stumble upon a book i think i should have read 15 years ago, but tony judts seminal work postwar a history of europe since 1945 is undoubtedly one. Postwar america with a monopoly on the atomic bomb and an economy fortified by world war ii, the united states in 1945 was the strongest nation in the world. Almost a decade in the making, this muchanticipated grand history of post. The book examines six decades of european history from the end of world war ii in 1945 up to 2005. Winner of the council on foreign relations arthur ross book award. First published in 1960, this national book award winner and new york times bestseller traces the rise and fall of nazi germany from adolf hitlers birth in 1889 to the end of world war ii in 1945. This summer marks the 100year anniversary of the start of world war i. As they examine three related themes of postwar history, the authors describe an ongoing historical process marked by unexpected changes, such as japans extraordinary economic growth, and unanticipated continuities, such as the endurance of conservative rule.
The book won considerable praise for its breadth and comprehensive approach. In the post world war ii era, comic books devoted solely to war stories began appearing and gained popularity in the united states and canada through the 1950s, the 1960s, and 1970s, i. The black eagle inn by christoph fischer, the reader by bernhard schlink, german boy. A new history of the thirty years war, recommends books to read for a nuanced picture of europes cataclysmic 17thcentury conflict. Discover book depositorys huge selection of military history. The author of savage continent, winner of the hesselltiltman history prize, recommends. R andy roberts and johnny smith didnt set out to write a book about the spanishflu pandemic of 1918, but the outbreak looms like the ghost at the banquet over their new book war fever. His latest book, labor and imperial democracy in prewar japan california, 1990, won the john k. In times of fading light by eugen ruge, revolution unending. Japans catapult to world economic power has inspired many studies by social scientists, but few have looked at the 45 years of postwar japan through the lens of history. The untold history of post civil war neoslavery in slavery by another name, douglas blackmon of the wall street journal argues that slavery did not end in. After sufficient time had elapsed to ease some of the war s psychic wounds, we saw a mini explosion of important books. It is the definitive history of the us civil war it gives equal treatment to both sides, and is more than one million words, but is never boring.