• A vibrant new history of the twentieth century by one of the most talented historians writing today
• Unravels the main paradox of the twentieth century: the co-existence of brute violence and the highest expressions of civilization
• Covers everything from war and politics to social, cultural, and economic change

Readership: All those interested in the history of Europe in the twentieth century.

Bernard Wasserstein, Harriet and Ulrich Meyer Professor of History, University of Chicago

"This epic account of Europe in the 20th century grabs the reader with snappy chapters packed with telling detaila nd articulate assessment." - Christopher Hirst, The Independent

1: Europe at 1914
2: Europe at War 1914-1917
3: Revolutionary Europe 1917-1921
4: Recovery of the Bourgeiosie 1921-1929
5: Depression and Terror 1929-1936
6: Europe in the 1930s
7: Spiral into War 1936-1939
8: Hitler Triumphant 1939-1942
9: Life and Death in Wartime
10: End of Hitler's Europe 1942-1945
11: Europe Partitioned 1945-1949
12: West European Recovery 1949-1958
13: Stalin and His Heirs 1949-1964
14: Consensus and Dissent in Western Europe 1958-1973
15: Europe in the 1960s
16: Strife in Communist Europe 1964-1985
17: Stress in Liberal Europe 1973-1989
18: The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe 1985-1991
19: After the Fall 1991-2007
20: Europe in the New Millennium
Notes
Bibliography
Index