内容简介
Thenewestimmenselyoriginalundertakingfromthehistorianwhogaveusthedefiningtwo-volumeportraitofHitler,FatefulChoicesputsIanKershaw’sanalyticalandstorytellinggiftsondazzlingdisplay.FromMay1940toDecember1941,theleadersoftheworld’ssixmajorpowersmadeaseriesofrelateddecisionsthatdeterminedthefinaloutcomeofWorldWarIIandshapedthecourseofhumandestiny.Astheauthorexaminestheconnectedstoriesoftheseprofoundchoices,herestoresasenseofdramaandcontingencytothispivotalmoment,producingoneofthefreshest,mostimportantbooksonWorldWarIIinyears—onewithpowerfulcontemporaryrelevance.
作者简介
IanKershawisprofessorofmodernhistoryattheUniversityofSheffield.Heistheauthor,mostrecently,ofMakingFriendswithHitler,whichwontheElizabethLongfordPrizeforHistoricalBiography,andthetwo-volumebiographyHitler1889–1936:HubrisandHitler1936–1945:Nemesis.Thefirstvolumewasshort-listedfortheWhitbreadBiographyAwardandtheSamuelJohnsonPrizeforNonfiction,whilethesecondvolumewontheWolfsonLiteraryAwardforHistoryandtheinauguralBritishAcademyPrize.