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The Origins of The Second World War
Written by A.J.P. Taylor
Narrated by Nigel Patterson
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From influential British historian A. J. P. Taylor comes the audio edition of The Origins of the Second World War. Controversial for its thesis that Hitler was an opportunist with no thorough plan, The Origins of the Second World War is an extensive exploration of the international politics and foreign policy that led up to the one of the bloodiest conflicts of the twentieth century.
Originally published in 1961, The Origins of the Second World War is a classic of modern history. A. J. P. Taylor's years of research helped change the long-accepted view that Adolf Hitler had wanted and planned in detail for a war. With clear and relatable prose, Taylor articulately depicts the diplomatic mistakes from both the Allied and Axis powers that led to the outbreak of World War II. A groundbreaking work, The Origins of the Second World War "is an almost faultless masterpiece, perfectly proportioned, perfectly controlled" (The Observer).
Originally published in 1961, The Origins of the Second World War is a classic of modern history. A. J. P. Taylor's years of research helped change the long-accepted view that Adolf Hitler had wanted and planned in detail for a war. With clear and relatable prose, Taylor articulately depicts the diplomatic mistakes from both the Allied and Axis powers that led to the outbreak of World War II. A groundbreaking work, The Origins of the Second World War "is an almost faultless masterpiece, perfectly proportioned, perfectly controlled" (The Observer).
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It's an average read. If you don't know anything about the subject, it's a good read. Otherwise, no deep insights here.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Details that are needed to understand what the heck happened to cause the war.
But as the author said. it left out some important stuff w Americans. The dumb ass elite english men had no business declaring war on Germany. Germany didn't want war w England. Why would the US defend England when the dullards who sacrificed a generation of men from WW i started a war with Germany they could not win. It was a monty python sketch. England had no support system for 200,000 men in europe. Could not supply them food or munitions. These British elites didn't even have troop transports for their soldiers. It was clearly a third world country when the PM had to plead to brits to get out there with little boats to save soldiers that THE dullards in London set them up to be killed. Outrageous. The generals and upper upper decision makers should have been tarred feathered and dropped in barrels to float over to France. The wrong Brits got killed in WW 1. The brave fearless bright young men were killed off early the elite somehow survived to repeat their dumb ass mistakes. hey if the englishmen want to die for a third rate military power in England okay. If England thought it could get away with bombing gemrany and not have retribution... no they knew there would be retribution.. They did that to give FDR another excuse to get in the war. That is the worst thing England did. The most dishonest thing. And America's fearless malignant sociopathic grandiose FDR was quite happy to waste some more American lives for a problem that belonged to England and not the US. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I read this book while on a month vacation in Paris so it was very timely being on French soil during the reading. Taylor tries to separate Hitler the politician from Hitler the monster that killed 6 million people in the concentration camps Basically, the treaty of Versailles set off the events that led to World War II. Much of the book deals with the constant creation and uncreation of treaties and the ultimate goal of not repeating the carnage of World War I. The book leads us to believe that Hitler never really wanted to fight France and England and it all sort of just happened. Taylor's take has been disputed but I always find that history written 57 years ago fascinating. This book helps us understand the lessons of history.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A true revisionist, I loved reading Taylor's masterpiece. Well written and very controversial A must have for any scholar interested in the topic of total war and social change.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Often sighted as revisionist, this books lays out how the Allied powers were complicit in Hitler's making of a greater Germany. Partly because they recognized the WWI treaty as unfair. Partly because all the allied leaders had lived through the wholesale carnage of that war and did not want it repeated and partly they thought Hitler could be bought.