{"product_id":"9780141980430","title":"To Hell and Back : Europe, 1914-1949","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Kershaw, Ian \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/06\/2016,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 624 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780141980430,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Superb ... likely to become a classic' ObserverIn the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics and beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from.  The disaster terrified its survivors, shocked that a civilization that had blandly assumed  itself to be a model for the rest of the world had collapsed into a chaotic savagery beyond any comparison.  In 1939 Europeans would initiate a second conflict that managed to be even worse - a war in which the killing of civilians was central and which culminated in the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Hell and Back tells this story with humanity, flair and originality.  Kershaw gives a compelling narrative of events, but he also wrestles with the most difficult issues that the events raise - with what it meant for the Europeans who initiated and lived through such fearful times - and what this means for us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697968775212,"sku":"9780141980430","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780141980430.jpg?v=1722609805","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780141980430","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}