Historian Ian Kershaw's latest book Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe features mini-biographies of 12 European leaders from the 20th century.

Books by Ian Kershaw and Complete Book Reviews Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940–1941 Ian Kershaw, Author . Penguin Press $35 (656p) ISBN 978-1-59420-123-3 ...

The book’s structure (neither biographies nor narratives) can feel awkward, but each case study buttresses Kershaw’s conclusion that the 12 “were not just makers of the 20th century” but ...

His new book, Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis is the second volume of his biography of Hitler. It has been nominated for the Whitbread Prize. The first volume, Hitler: 1889-1936 Hubris was an editors ...

This paradox is at the heart of Ian Kershaw's new book, The End. Why, he asks, did German politicians, soldiers and civilians continue their dogged, futile resistance in 1944-45?

Recent Appearances January 11, 2001 Hitler: 1936-1945, Nemesis Ian Kershaw was interviewed about his biography Hitler: 1936-1945, Nemesis, published by W. W. Norton and Company. The book s… ...

Kershaw’s story does not omit the notable progress, as advancement in medical knowledge contributed to falling mortality rates, and cures were found for tuberculosis and influenza.

As the historian Ian Kershaw notes in his illuminating new book, Personality and Power, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin’s role in the 1917 revolution would have been very different had not Germany assured ...

A profile of Sir Ian Kershaw.Sir Ian Kershaw is an English historian and author whose work has chiefly focused on the social history of 20th-century Germany. He is regarded by many as one of the world ...

The historian Ian Kershaw is the author of an acclaimed two-volume biography of Hitler. His latest book, “ To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949 ”, is the first in a two-volume history of modern Europe ...

Ruth Lister is a Labour peer. Veronika Fikfak receives funding from the ESRC, British Academy and the Isaac Newton Trust. Diarmaid MacCulloch, Ian Kershaw, Richard English, and Simon Frith do not ...

Hitler: 1936-1945, Nemesis Ian Kershaw was interviewed about his biography Hitler: 1936-1945, Nemesis, published by W. W. Norton and Company. The book seeks… January 26, 1999 ...