Summary
In this revelatory book, Timothy Snyder offers a groundbreaking investigation of Europe's killing fields and a sustained explanation of the motives and methods of both Hitler and Stalin. He anchors the history of Hitler's Holocaust and Stalin's Terror in their time and place and provides a fresh acc... Full description
Summary: |
In this revelatory book, Timothy Snyder offers a groundbreaking investigation of Europe's killing fields and a sustained explanation of the motives and methods of both Hitler and Stalin. He anchors the history of Hitler's Holocaust and Stalin's Terror in their time and place and provides a fresh account of the relationship between the two regime. |
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Physical Description: |
xix, 524 p. : maps ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-462) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780465002399 (alk. paper) 0465002390 (alk. paper) |
Author Notes: |
He has spent some ten years in Europe, and speaks five and reads ten European languages. Among his publications are several award-winning books, all of which have been translated: Nationalism, Marxism, and Modern Central Europe: A Biography of Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz ; The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999; Sketches from a Secret War: A Polish Artist's Mission to Liberate Soviet Ukraine ; The Red Prince: The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke ; On Tyranny ; and The Road to Unfreedom . He has written for publications including the New York Review of Books , the New York Times, Foreign Affairs , the Times Literary Supplement, Nation , the New Republic , the International Herald Tribune , and the Wall Street Journal . |