1939: A People’s History: ‘The War Nobody Wanted’
by Frederick Taylor
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"A best-selling historian's chronicle of the dramatic months from the Munich Agreement to Hitler's invasion of Poland and the beginning of World War II. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe to a massive world war. Drawing on contemporary diaries, memoirs, and newspapers, as well as recorded interviews, 1939 is a narrative account of what the coming of the Second World War felt like show more to those who lived through it. Frederick Taylor, author of renowned histories of the Berlin Wall and the bombing of Dresden, highlights the day-to-day experiences of ordinary citizens as well as those who were at the height of power in Germany and Britain. Their voices lend an intimate flavor to this often-surprising account of the period and reveal a marked disconnect between government and people, for few people in either country wanted war. 1939 is a vivid and richly peopled narrative of Europe's slide into the horrors of war and a powerful warning for our own time."-- show lessTags
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Frederick Taylor is the author of Dresden, The Berlin Wall, and other works of history, and he edited and translated The Coebbels Diaries, 1939-41. He lives in Cornwall, England.
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- Canonical title
- 1939: A People’s History: ‘The War Nobody Wanted’
- Original publication date
- 2019
- Disambiguation notice
- Per WorldCat, correct ISBN:
9781509858743 1509858741
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 940.531 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- World War II, 1939-1945 Social, political, economic history; Holocaust
- LCC
- D810 .P8 .T39 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
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- Languages
- Dutch, English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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