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A "gripping [and] splendidly readable" portrait of the battle within the British War Cabinet-and Churchill's eventual victory-as Hitler's shadow loomed (The Boston Globe).
From May 24 to May 28, 1940, members of Britain's War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue what became known as the Second World War. In this magisterial work, John Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical events at 10 Downing Street, where Winston...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1997
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English
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Examines significant biographies and biographical studies of Hitler, as well as other books, studies, and articles about the German dictator, to examine and analyze the many different ways he has been depicted in the years since World War II.
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Un maestro de historiadores nos brinda la elocuente y personal autohistoria de su vida y sus ideas.
Países, recuerdos, familia, amores y amigos, éxitos, libros, trabajos, casas... Ochenta y cinco años (los que tenía su autor cuando este libro se publicó originalmente) dan para mucho. El genio de Lukacs, el mismo que anima sus extraordinarias obras históricas, es saber condensar esta larga vida dedicada a la literatura y la historia en unas...
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El 13 de mayo de 1940, Winston Churchill pronunció su primer discurso como Primer Ministro. Europa estaba en crisis: Hitler acababa de invadir Francia y Holanda. El gobierno inglés, muy tocado, confió el mando a Churchill entre el escepticismo general. Pero Churchill fue el único que supo medir el riesgo que entrañaba Hitler.
"Sangre, sudor y lágrimas" fue una de sus primeras promesas y el punto de partida de una narración apasionante en la...
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¿Cuántos años duró el siglo XX?
¿Qué potencia ha definido la historia de este siglo?
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre 'estado' y 'nación'?
¿Qué grandes imperios desaparecieron tras la Primera Guerra Mundial?
Toda África era en 1914 colonia europea, excepto dos países. ¿Cuáles?
¿Cuándo abandonaron el patrón oro las grandes potencias?
¿Quién dijo 'yo era nacionalista, pero no patriota'?
¿Cuál fue la última gran cumbre entre...
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In a career spanning more than sixty-five years, John Lukacs has established himself as one of our most accomplished historians. Now, in the stimulating book History and the Human Condition, Lukacs offers his profound reflections on the very nature of history, the role of the historian, the limits of knowledge, and more. Guiding us on a quest for knowledge, Lukacs ranges far and wide over the past two centuries. The pursuit takes us from Alexis de...
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Tras más de treinta libros y toda un vida dedicada a escribir y enseñar historia, John Lukacs vuelve la vista atrás y reflexiona sobre el ayer y el hoy de su oficio, sobre las muchas mudanzas en las modas y las costumbres que ha presenciado durante su larga carrera. Y trata de imaginar un futuro, un espacio donde su labor siga teniendo sentido.
Con esta sencilla base, Lukacs firma la que quizá sea su obra maestra: un libro agridulce, realista...
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In previous works, John Lukacs told the story of Winston Churchill's titanic struggle with Adolf Hitler in the early days of World War II. Now, he turns his attention to the man himself, the workings of his historical imagination, and his successes and failures as a visionary statesman.
Chapter by chapter, Lukacs assesses Churchill's vital relationships with Stalin, Roosevelt, and Eisenhower; his complex, farsighted political vision concerning the...
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To study history is to learn about oneself. And to fail to grasp the importance of the past-to remain ignorant of the deeds and writing of previous generations-is to bind oneself by the passions and prejudices of the age into which one is born. John Lukacs, one of today's most widely published historians, explains what the study of history entails, how it has been approached over the centuries, and why it should be undertaken by today's students....
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The historian John Lukacs offers a concise history of the twentieth century-its two world wars and cold war, its nations and leaders. The great themes woven through this spirited narrative are inseparable from the author's own intellectual preoccupations: the fading of liberalism, the rise of populism and nationalism, the achievements and dangers of technology, and the continuing democratization of the globe. The historical twentieth century began...
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On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons to deliver his first speech as Prime Minister. Europe was in crisis: Three days earlier, Germany had invaded France and the Low Countries. Facing only feeble resistance, Hitler's armies were rapidly sweeping westward. Churchill had little support within the British government when he rose to address it that day. He lacked confidence, both in himself and in his ability to lead his...
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In the days between May 24 and 28, 1940, the British War Cabinet held a historic debate over whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. In this magisterial new book, John Lukacs demonstrates the decisive importance of these five days. Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical unfolding of events at 10 Downing Street, where Churchill, who had only been prime minister a fortnight, painfully considered his war responsibilities. We...
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
c1998
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English
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Presents a series of fictionalized vignettes of daily life as experienced by ordinary individuals in the U.S. and Europe, featuring one scenario for every year from 1901 to 1969; followed by dialogues in which the author defends the significance of the imagined scenes which are based upon the theme of the decline of English civilization and the ideal of the gentleman.