The war to end war was the title of laurence stallingss 1959 book on the war. Yet for all that, hochschild has done his work well. The book is thoroughly researched, wideranging in its curiosities, and always compassionate. As war histories go there are probably more detailed blow by blow books but in this centenary of the start of the war to end all wars, hochschilds history is a vital counterpoint to the cowardly conservative ministers and revisionist historians who wish to rewrite the history of the great war and make it seem like a fight for democracy and free will, which is all the more dubious after reading this book. Hochschilds account of the first world war, told from the perspective of britain, does what few others have done. The film is set in a japanese prisoner of war labour camp where the inmates are building the burma railway. Andrew motion questions whether dissent in britain during the first world war has been exaggerated. His skill at evoking individual struggles for justice amid the sweep of historic events has made him a finalist for the national book award and won him a host of other prizes. Prophets and rebels in the fight to free an empires slaves, has written an original, engrossing. To ask other readers questions about to end all wars, please sign up. To end all wars by adam hochschild book trailer youtube. They worked hard to ensure the defeat of the kaiser and consequently, in recognition of their war efforts, bury was awarded a captured german kaffir tank in 1919. In my opinion king leopolds ghost is perfect, while to end of all wars is very good but has small flaws.
The british struggle to abolish slavery was a finalist in the u. His bestknown works include king leopolds ghost, to end all wars. During august 1914, immediately after the outbreak of the war, british author and social commentator h. They include the brother and sister whose views on the war could not have been more diametrically opposed he a career soldier, she a committed pacifist. To end all wars is a 2001 war film starring robert carlyle, kiefer sutherland and sakae kimura and was directed by david l. In this brilliant new work of history, adam hochschild follows a group of characters connected by blood ties, close friendships or personal enmities and shows how the war exposed the divisions between them. To end all wars by adam hochschild, 9780330447447, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Many of these dissenters were thrown in jail for their opposition to the war, from a future nobel prize winner to an editor behind bars who distributed a clandestine newspaper on toilet paper. Apr, 2011 from the author of king leopolds ghost, a sweeping history of world war i, showcasing the wars critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims. Originally idealistic, it is now used mainly sardonically. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, adam hochschild brings the centuryold story of world war i to life in a stark and dramatic new way. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, bury the chains, the mirror at midnight, the unquiet ghost, and spain in our hearts. From the author of king leopolds ghost, a sweeping history of world war i, showcasing the wars critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims. In his previous works, on subjects as diverse as the belgian congo and the victims of stalinism, hochschild has distinguished himself as a historian from below, as it were, or from the viewpoint of the victims. Implicit in adam hochschild s account is this chilling warning.
To end all wars 2011, a work of historical nonfiction. Armageddongods war to end all wars watchtower online library. To end all wars by adam hochschild the new york times. Put together, and combined with the subtitle of his book, they promise a powerful controlling argument. The war to end war also called the war to end all wars was a term for the first world war of 19141918. Americas path to permanent war adam hochschild is the rare historian who fuses deep scholarship with novelistic flair. Adam hochschild has won a reputation as a master of suspense and vivid character portrayal with king leopolds ghost, bury the chains, and other books. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. List of world war i books is a bibliography using apa style citations of a selection of books on. There is no question that adam hochschild is a great writer. In king leopolds ghost, bury the chains, and other books, adam hochschild has won a reputation as a master of suspense and vivid character portrayal.
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King leopolds ghost by adam hochschild pan macmillan. He stays loyal to this method in to end all wars, concentrating on the appalling losses suffered by. Jan 02, 2012 adam hochschild is a brilliant writer. May, 2011 to say all of the above is only to hint at what hochschild has accomplished in to end all wars.
Adam hochschilds beautifully written and compellingly narrated story of world war i great britain focuses on divided families. To end all wars by adam hochschild catastrophe 1914 by max hastings. Bury st edmunds in the great war tells the remarkable story of a town whose citizens refused to give in, who strove to fight the odds that were stacked against them. Len knighton this is a book that tells a different story of world war one, a story. The lives of the authors many characters dovetail elegantly in this moving, accessible book.
The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Many opposed it and historians mention this in passing, but hochschild, winner of an l. Adam hochschild talked about his book, to end all wars. May 03, 2011 close overlay buy featured book title to end all wars subtitle a story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 author adam hochschild. Reviewed by george scialabba history, observed gibbon, is a record of the crimes and follies of humankind. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, which focuses on the now largelyforgotten opposition to. A story of loyaly and rebellion, 19141918 about the now largelyforgotten. To end all wars focuses on the longignored moral drama of the wars critics, alongside its generals and heroes. Winner of the duff cooper prize in 1999, king leopolds ghost. The sheer number of documentaries, dramatisations, books, ceremonies and art installations will likely make it.
Armageddon gods war to end all wars they hold it atrocious to kill a fellow creature. King leopolds ghost was a finalist for the national book critics circle award, as was to end all wars. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780618758289. Implicit in adam hochschilds account is this chilling warning. Lets start this conversation by examining some of the consequences of world war i that are still with us, even if far below the surface. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Adam hochschild on world war i and the role of the historian. World war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of to end all wars by adam hochschild. Hochschild provides vivid and riveting descriptions of the world that lurched itself into world war i. He focuses on the longignored moral drama of the wars critics, alongside its generals and heroes. Adam hochschild is an awardwinning author of six books, mostly on subjects related to human rights.
Author adam hochschild explores those divisions in his book to end all wars. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 audiobook by adam hochschild. To end all wars, by adam hochschild the globe and mail. The first international human rights movement, 2005, etc. Adam hochschild discusses his book, to end all wars. In to end all wars, adam hochschild pairs an account of british soldiers at war in france during world war i with a report of the efforts of pacifists and war resisters back home in england. A story of protest and patriotism in the first world war was a finalist for the 2011 national book critics circle award for.
Although nonpacifists might attempt to justify some wars because their intent is to save lives or protect freedoms, no reasonable person could justify the carnage produced by world war i wwi. Renowned author adam hochschilds most recent work to end all wars. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Either one of these would give a pretty clear idea of the attitude hochschild takes to his narrative. In to end all wars, you argue that world war i remains very much a part of our lives. A story of the loyalty and rebellion, 1914 1918 was the major inspiration for the world is my country. Bury st edmunds in the great war casemate publishers.
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Product description world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. Houghton mifflin harcourt, 2011 presented a heartbreaking tale of the mass slaughter of the first world war and a sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the conflict. His safe area gorazde was named best comic book of the year by time magazine. Looking back on 19141918, adam hochschild, the university of kansas. Wwi remains the quintessential warunequaled in concentrated slaughter, patriotic fervor during the fighting, and bitter disillusion afterward, writes hochschild. Adam hochschild is an american author, journalist, historian and lecturer. To say all of the above is only to hint at what hochschild has accomplished in to end all wars.
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