The Origins of The Second World War

There is much to commend in A.J.P. Taylor’s provocative revisionist study of the origins of the Second World War. The book is rich in argument and strong in analysis, but above all the theme that stands out is Taylor’s portrayal of Hitler as an ordinary German who achieved his objectives through pat......more

In this book Taylor argues that Hitler's foreign policy goals were like any other contemporary German statesman's and that World War II was just as much the fault of the allies as the Germans due to their flawed diplomacy. I think Taylor is totally wrong about Hitler, but this is a well written acco......more

Now I know what all of the fuss was about. This is less of a history lesson and more of a hand grenade tossed into the street of public opinion. Taylor liked to make pithy comments and outrageous claims; and his book set the course of writing about the origins of WWII for decades. To his credit, in......more

А. J. P. Taylor има неповторим стил на писане и за мен е загадка как все още не е преведен на български. Тази книга и шедьовърът му "The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918" са вечни класики в жанра дипломатическа история на XIX и XX век. Днес четем с интерес това, което Тейлър ни казва за прич......more

Although at times the complex postwar international relations is difficult to keep track of, Taylor's tracking and analysis of events is expertly written. Although published just 22 years after the outbreak of war, it seems incredibly ahead of its time; most of his important observations are not wid......more