{"product_id":"9780141980430","title":"To Hell and Back","description":"Author: Kershaw, Ian\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141980430\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 Jul 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 624 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of our greatest historians, the epic story of how 20th-century Europe went to hell and back\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003ci\u003e To Hell and Back \u003c\/i\u003etells 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171372707998,"sku":"UBD-9780141980430","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141980430.jpg?v=1787219688","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141980430","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}