| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 395 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Blackwell history of Europe |
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Blackwell history of Europe.
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| Contents |
The European paradox -- The coming of war -- Fighting the war -- Ending the war : revolutions and peacemaking -- Revision and recovery, 1919-1929 -- The high noon of the dictators -- The return to war -- Europe eclipsed -- Europe : an honourable legacy? |
| Summary |
Fischer offers a captivating analysis of Europe's turbulent history during the first half of the twentieth century, from the optimism at the turn of the century to the successive waves of destruction of the First and Second World Wars. Written by a leading authority in this field, the book draws upon his areas of expertiseReflects the most recent scholarship in this period of historyWhile laying stress on Europe's major powers and the seminal events of the earlier twentieth century, Fischer pays due attention to the smaller European countries from the Atlantic t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-371) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Europe
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe.
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HISTORY.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- History -- 1871-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045713
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Europe -- History -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045717
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| Subject |
Europe.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010009758 |
| ISBN |
9781444327601 |
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1444327607 |
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9780631215110 |
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0631215115 |
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9781444351453 |
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1444351451 |
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9780631215127 |
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0631215123 |
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9786612712258 |
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6612712252 |
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