Bøger af Martin Kitchen

Martin Kitchen's compelling account of Europe between the wars sets the twenty-year crisis within the context of the profound sense of cultural malaise shared by many philosophers and artists, the economic crises that plagued a Europe ruined by war and the social upheavals caused by widespread unemployment and grinding poverty amid a noticeable improvement of living standards. This thoroughly revised edition, with completely new sections on intellectual, cultural and social history is richly illustrated with contemporary photographs. It is an up-to-date and lively account of a critical period of European history when the old world collapsed, the dictators offered seemingly exciting alternatives, and democracies were put to the supreme test.Written for undergraduate students studying 20th century European history, this new edition of a classic will challenge and provoke a deeper understanding of the interwar years.

Der bekannte Historiker Martin Kitchen gibt hier die Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Herrschaft in großen Zügen wieder und beantwortet die wichtigsten Fragen: Wie kam Hitler an die Macht? Wie wurde die Diktatur etabliert? Wo liegen die Gründe für Hitlers außerordentliche Popularität? Warum hat Deutschland den Krieg begonnen? Was führte zum Holocaust? Dem Leser wird ein knapper, aber hervorragender Überblick über die Geschichte des Dritten Reiches geboten.

An essential handbook for preachers and a lively, informed devotional companion for those who prepare for worship by reading the Scriptures, this commentary on the Principal Service readings for Year C will help you engage more deeply with the Scripture readings of the day.

Wise and informed commentary on the lectionary readings for the principal service in Year C. The authors represent a wide spectrum of theology but their shared concern for excellence in preaching have combined to produce an inspirational volume.

A resource for integrating worship, learning, spiritual formation and daily living, this work is for all who take part in worship, helping them to engage more deeply with the Scripture readings of the day.

In his best-selling autobiography, Albert Speer, Minister of Armaments and chief architect of Nazi Germany, repeatedly insisted he knew nothing of the genocidal crimes of Hitler's Third Reich. In this revealing new biography, author Martin Kitchen disputes Speer's lifelong assertions of ignorance and innocence, portraying a far darker figure who was deeply implicated in the appalling crimes committed by the regime he served so well. Kitchen reconstructs Speer's life with what we now know, including information from valuable new sources that have come to light only in recent years, challenging the portrait presented by earlier biographers and by Speer himself of a cultured technocrat devoted to his country while completely uninvolved in Nazi politics and crimes. The result is the first truly serious accounting of the man, his beliefs, and his actions during one of the darkest epochs in modern history, not only countering Speer's claims of non-culpability but also disputing the commonly held misconception that it was his unique genius alone that kept the German military armed and fighting long after its defeat was inevitable.

Reconstructing the facts of the Drummond murders, The Dominici Affair redefines one of France's most puzzling crimes in the broader context of social, economic, and historical currents in post-war France.

Martin Kitchen has written a fascinating, crisp, informative account of the rise and fall of the British Empire, concentrating on the 19th and 20th centuries but giving the background of the 'First British Empire', which was lost with the creating of the United States of America.

This book shows how a charismatic leader preyed on ordinary German's yearning for stability in a time of economic, political and social crisis. It goes on to give a complete and up-to-date analysis of The Third Reich; it's implications for and place in history.

Offering an account of Europe between the wars, this title sets the twenty-year crisis within the context of the profound sense of cultural malaise shared by many philosophers and artists. Written for undergraduate students studying 20th century European history, this edition aims to challenge an understanding of the interwar years.

An account of the war in which the author has aimed to produce a brief but comprehensive record of the events, specifically bearing in mind the requirements of university and college students. It is presented as an analytical narrative and presupposes no previous knowledge.

A powerful and absorbing study of the German home front from the outbreak of hostilities to the collapse of the Third Reich.