One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history? ... Zobraziť viac
Telegraph Books of the Year and Editor's Choice 2015 BBC History Magazine Books of the Year 2015. In 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... Zobraziť viac
Based on the most up-to-date research, an internationally distinguished team of historians compares the two most terrible dictatorships of modernityNazism and Stalinism. Three selected themes are exploredthe leadership cults of Hitler and Stalin; the... Zobraziť viac
»Sie und Deutschland erinnern mich an die Schöpfungsgeschichte in der Bibel. Nichts sonst beschreibt den Eindruck richtig«, schreibt Lady Londonderry an Hitler. Wie war es möglich, daß die Spitzen der englischen Gesellschaft derartige Briefe schrieben... Zobraziť viac
After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the 20th century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as having gone 'to Hell and back', the years from 1950 to 2017 brought peace and relative prosperity to most of Europe... Zobraziť viac
Wie groß ist der Einfluss Einzelner auf den Lauf der Geschichte... Zobraziť viac