Why Britain Is at War

作者 Harold Nicolson著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2010年9月
ISBN 9780141048963
定价 94.80

内容简介

IfweinGreatBritainareresoluteandwisetherewillemergefromthiscatastrophesomethingwhichmaywellgivehopetotheworld'.Firstpublishedin1939asaPenguinSpecial,thisistheoriginalbest-sellingaccountofwhyBritainwenttowarwithGermany.InsimpletermsitdescribesthestagesofAdolfHitler'sruthlesspursuitforpower,identifieshismethodsofdeceptionandfalsediplomacy,anddetailshisterrifyinguseofforcethatrenderedpeacefulnegotiationincreasinglydifficult,andfinallyimpossible.ShiningalightonHitler'searlylifeandcharacter,HaroldNicolsonrevealsthedictator'spoliticaltheoriesinMeinKampf,andexplainsthestrategiesheadoptedinseizingtheRhineland,Austria,CzechoslovakiaandlaterPoland.Writtenwithclarityandinsight,andreadwidelybysoldiersduringWorldWarII,thefinalmessageofhopeandpeaceisasrelevanttodayasitwasin1939.ThisfacsimileeditionincludesanewintroductionbyAndrewRoberts,best-sellingauthorof"TheStormofWar";"MastersandCommanders";and"HitlerandChurchill:SecretsofLeadership".

作者简介

SirHaroldNicolsonwasanEnglishdiplomat,author,diaristandpolitician.BookswrittenbyNicolsoninclude:Peacemaking1919(1933),Curzon(1934),TheCongressofVienna(1946)andKingGeorgeV(1952),GoodBehaviour(1956),TheAgeofReason(1961)andKings,CourtsandMonarchy.Histhree-volumeDiariesandLetters(1966-68)isavaluabledocumentofBritishsocialandpoliticallifefrom1930to1964.HaroldNicolsondiedin1968.

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