From the Boer War to the Cold War: Essays on twentieth-century Europe

by A.J.P. Taylor

This collection of original essays deals with serious issues and major figures of the British and continental European past in extremely accessible language. One of Britain's greatest historians combines his own and others' essays from earlier collections with pieces previously unpublished in volume form.

Genres: History

454 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Alan John Percivale Taylor was an English historian of the 20th century and renowned academic who became well known to millions through his popular television lectures.

Reviews

[Dan Cohen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book and worth reading, although maybe a more competent historian than me would be able to point out advances in the subject since some of the essays were written. Includes the classic "War by Timetable" - again, I'm not competent to judge how correct this essay is but it's a tremendous way of looking at the start of the Great War.

[Lauren Albert · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with the previous collection I reviewed, the longer essays tended to be the stronger ones. Taylor is an interesting figure--he really seems to stand alone in that he doesn't fit in with any party line (though he had been a communist early on).