Synopses & Reviews
The contributions in this collection deal with three of the most important themes of historical studies: the way history is or ought to be written, the nature of dictatorships and the nature of wars. The primary focus is on modern Europe and two defining experiences in the first half of the twentieth century: the two world wars and totalitarian dictatorships. This volume seeks to honour Professor Richard J. Overy, one of the great historians of his generation. Richard Overy has shaped our understanding of the main themes of this volume with the publication of over 20 books - most recently, The Morbid Age: Britain Between the Wars (2009), The Times Complete History of the World (2007), The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia (2004). In a substantial conversation that serves as an introduction, he reflects on some of the key issues of this book.
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Introduction1. History, Dictatorships and War - Richard OveryPart I: The Way History is or Ought to be Written2. Mapping the Twentieth Century - Jeremy Black3. Writers on a Mission - Ulrike Ehret4. Regional History, Nazism and the Holocaust - Claus-Christian W. Szejnmann5. Defining ‘Human Security': Roads to War and Peace - Patricia ClavinPart II: The Nature of Dictatorships6. Comparing Napoleon's Leadership Style with the Dictators of the 20th Century - Michael Rowe7. The Making of German Policy towards British POWs - Neville Wylie8. Comparing Nazi and Stalinist Rule in the Borderlands of Eastern Europe - Nick TerryPart III: War 9. Air Power and War - Sebastian Ritchie10. Why the Allies Won the Air War, 1939-1945 - Philip Sabin11. What Sustained and Motivated RAF Bomber Command Aircrew in the Battle of Berlin? Contrasting Perspectives - Nick Chapman12. The British Army as a Social Institution 1939-45 - Jeremy Crang13. ‘Oh, you can't help feeling for them'. The British security forces and the Jews in Palestine, 1945-1948 - David Cesarani