Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Audiobook)

from ohernaes

"Since 1989 it has become clearer than it was before just how much the stability of post-war Europe rested upon the accomplishments of Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler (p. 9)." The previously ethnically heterogenous societies become more homogenous states. Details how devastated Europe was, in terms...

from gregdehler

This is a masterpiece in historical synthesis. There is a lot of information in this book. One thing that really stood out for me was how Stalin resettled millions of people in post-World War 2 East Europe. This reconciled nationalities with new post-war borders. Judt chronicles the immediate cos...

from stillatim

I read this last year over the summer holiday, and forgot to Goodreads review it! I'm very disappointed in myself. Anyway, it's as good as everyone says.

from William.Kirkland

Incredible breadth and depth to Judt's knowledge, from the details of the Polish communist party, for example, to falling birthrates across Europe in the 1960s. Amazing. Must read, especially for those who have lived through the years of the Post-War. Little of the U.S. except as the outsider, vi...

from merganser

This book attempts to draw a history of Europe during the postwar period from 1945 to 2005. It considers four main periods: post-war, 1945-1953; prosperity, 1953-1971; recession, 1971-1989; and after the fall of communism, 1989-2005. I found it a fairly easy read and quite fascinating. I have a g...