To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949 (The Penguin History of Europe)

To Hell and Back is a comprehensive and gripping analysis of the pivotal years of World War I and World War II, offering readers an indispensable study of this tumultuous era in European history.

Acclaimed historian Ian Kershaw combines his characteristic original scholarship and prose to profile key decision makers and violent shocks of war, revealing the four major causes of this catastrophe: ethnic-racist nationalism, territorial revisionism, acute class conflict, and a protracted crisis of capitalism.

With incisive insights and brilliantly written narrative, To Hell and Back is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the profound impact of this period on European history and its continued effects today.