Between the Wars by Philip Ziegler
Renowned biographer and historian Philip Ziegler tackles the great cultural and social events, flashpoints and diplomatic wrangles that led the world from the First to the Second World War
A fascinating, panoramic overview. . In prose of crystalline elegance, Ziegler travels chronologically across countries and continents, discussing global events that range from the complex arguments for Home Rule in Ireland in 1921 to the fascist takeover of Madrid in 1939. -- Juliet Nicolson * Spectator. *
Very rewarding, well-written, succinct and full of intelligent judgements. -- Hugh Thomas
Ziegler is an elegant, unfailingly lucid writer -- Simon Callow.
One of the most experienced and versatile biographers of his generation. * Observer. *
Ziegler writes with urbanity and wit but is unflinching in his judgments. * Times Literary Supplement. *
Fascinating. -- Bill Bryson * on The Black Death. *
A skillful historian. * Kirkus Reviews. *
Very rewarding, well-written, succinct and full of intelligent judgements. -- Hugh Thomas
Ziegler is an elegant, unfailingly lucid writer -- Simon Callow.
One of the most experienced and versatile biographers of his generation. * Observer. *
Ziegler writes with urbanity and wit but is unflinching in his judgments. * Times Literary Supplement. *
Fascinating. -- Bill Bryson * on The Black Death. *
A skillful historian. * Kirkus Reviews. *
Philip Ziegler was a diplomat before becoming an editorial director at the publishers William Collins. His many books include acclaimed biographies of Laurence Olivier, William IV, Lady Diana Cooper, Lord Mountbatten and Harold Wilson, as well as the classic history of the Black Death.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857055217 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857055216 |
| Title | Between the Wars |
| Author | Philip Ziegler |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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