A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild. How the first world war divided britain by adam hochschild, in very good condition. Jun, 2012 the book discussed at the june 2012 meeting was to end all wars. In addition to killing approximately 20 million soldiers and civilians, the war also.
I knew too little about it, something remedied to some extent by adam hochschild s excellent book, to end all wars. Adam hochschild books list of books by author adam. To end all wars could bring anything new to the field. His bestknown works include king leopolds ghost 1998, to end all wars. Product description world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. But i have remedied this to some extent by reading adam hochschilds excellent book to end all wars. To end all wars ebook by adam hochschild rakuten kobo. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Hisbury the chainswas a finalist for the national book award and won thelos angeles timesbook prize and pen usa literary award. King leopolds ghost was the winner of the prestigious duff cooper prize and bury the chains was longlisted for the samuel johnson prize. Adam hochschilds latest work, to end all wars, serves as an exploration not of the gruesome battles scenes and bloody victories of this war but.
A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild, one of our favorite authors. Excerpt to end all wars by adam hochschild the new. The end of the world war one saw a huge number of unimaginable calamities that were never seen before. May, 2011 adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i. I am having a wonderful time reliving my past trips and on the plus side, all of my photos are now in really great shape. Adam hochschild author 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. Emmeline pankhurst, who went from pacifist to ardent hawk, is seen being arrested in 1908 during a suffragette march in manchester. In to end all wars, awardwinning history writer adam hochschild tells the stories of some of these frequently ignored pacifists, who displayed a different kind of bravery entirely. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild in djvu, fb3, txt download e book. 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. A story of greed, terror, and heroism in colonial africa. Mar 18, 2020 two wellknown sisters split so bitterly over the war that they ended up publishing newspapers that attacked each other. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings it. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 was a finalist for the 2011 national book critics circle award for.
As adam hochschild brings the great war to life as never before, he forces us to. To end all wars by adam hochschild, 9780547750316, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 hochschild, adam, morey, arthur on. Thoughts on the book to end all wars by adam hochschild. Adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i the.
A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild in djvu, fb3, txt download ebook. Adam hochschild s books adam hochschild average rating. Yet for all that, hochschild has done his work well. 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. World war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Standard histories rarely touch on the topic, but there were many who devoted considerable energies to do just that, often risking life and limb in the process. Americas path to permanent war adam hochschild is the rare historian who fuses deep scholarship with novelistic flair. To end all wars a story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild and publisher mariner books. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 adam hochschild world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. Feb 27, 2012 i knew too little about it, something remedied to some extent by adam hochschild s excellent book, to end all wars.
Sign up to stay up to date on the latest world headlines via email. To end all wars is well organized, thoroughly researched and passionately told narrative, but i cannot recommend the book without some serious qualification. But, i finished it wednesday night and am glad i stuck with it. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 the best adam hochschild book series book focuses on the aftermath of a bloody war. April 27, 2012 historian adam hochschild traces the patriotic fervor that catapulted great britain into war during the summer of 1914 as well as the small, but determined british pacifist movement in his historical narrative to end all wars. Implicit in adam hochschilds account is this chilling warning. Adam hochschild on world war i and the role of the historian. To end all wars by adam hochschild the new york times. Either one of these would give a pretty clear idea of the attitude hochschild takes to his narrative. He stays loyal to this method in to end all wars, concentrating on the appalling losses suffered by. To end all wars adam hochschild 9780618758289 netgalley.
They include generals, trade unionists, feminists, agents provocateurs, a writer, lion tamer, a cabinet minister, a workingclass journalist, three soldiers brought before a firing squad, and a young idealist. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 adam hochschild, 2011 houghton mifflin harcourt 464 pp. A while ago, i read the aforementioned book, which is an account of the movement in opposition to world war one in the united kingdom. In my opinion king leopolds ghost is perfect, while to end of all wars is very good but has small flaws. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. 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. Since at least the last third of the 20th century, the alternative wording the war to end all wars has become more popular. 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. Adam hochschild talked about his book, to end all wars. Changes in warfare by creation, extension, or reduction. In part, this book is the story of some of these war resisters and of the example they set, if not for their own time, then perhaps for the future. Jan 02, 2012 adam hochschild is a brilliant writer.
We emerge from this exemplary book with the knowledge that war is not inevitable. Today, hundreds of military cemeteries spread across the fields of northern france and belgium contain the bodies of millions of men who died in the war to end all wars. 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. King leopolds ghostwas a finalist for the national book critics circle award, as was his recentto end all wars. I found this book to be an enjoyable and fascinating account of the great war and those within british society who opposed englands participation. To end all wars quotes by adam hochschild goodreads. See all 17 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
In the past youve written mostly about issues of human rights and social justice, but now a book about the first world warwhy. Adam hochschild does many things well in this account of world war i as experienced by great britain. Read to end all wars a story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild available from rakuten kobo. Alternet adam hochschild s new book shines a light on the mass carnage unleashed by europes suicidal rush to war in 1914. To end all wars quotes showing 17 of 7 unlike, say, witchburning, slavery, and apartheid, which were once taken for granted and are now officially outlawed, war is still with us.
Having read numerous books on the great war i wondered if adam hochschilds new book. To end all wars by adam hochschild overdrive rakuten. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780618758289. Renowned author adam hochschilds most recent work to end all wars. May 01, 2011 adam hochschild, a san franciscobased author of seven books including king leopolds ghost, talks about his latest book, to end all wars. Adam hochschild does many things well in this account of world war i. To end all wars by adam hochschild book trailer youtube. At the end of this book, hochshild narrative writing, graduate sch.
The book is thoroughly researched, wideranging in its curiosities, and always compassionate. Maureen corrigan, nprs fresh air world war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Jun 03, 2011 to end all wars, by adam hochschild open this photo in gallery. Apr 01, 2017 king leopolds ghost connects to the next two books that hochschild wrote, 2005s bury the chains, about the british antislavery movement, and 2011s to end all wars, which details the antiwar movements during world war i. May 03, 2011 close overlay buy featured book title to end all wars subtitle a story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 author adam hochschild. Lessons from the past why its so hard to stop wars and. The war to end war was the title of laurence stallingss 1959 book on the war. The first three parts of to end all wars introduce the characters whom hochschild follows throughout the war years. To end all wars 9780547750316, 9780547549217 vitalsource. Jul 17, 2014 historian adam hochschild, author of to end all wars. Adam hochschild talked about his history of world war one as it was experienced by the british. Alan gilbert on downton abbey, plus a free repost of tom.
All three of these books are concerned with crusades for social justice, and show the impact that protests can have. To end all wars a story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by. From the author of king leopolds ghost, a sweeping history of world war i, showcasing the war s critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims. If we go to adam hochschilds to end all wars, the second photo section, we see a lurid poster caricature of a german soldier as a rampaging ape a large club in one hand and a struggling damsel in distress tucked in the crook of its other arm. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 described this battle in his illustrated talk, focusing on the country where that tension was. Hochschild is a master at chronicling how prevailing cultural opinion is formed and, less frequently, how its challenged. May 01, 2011 there is no question that adam hochschild is a great writer. To end all wars focuses on the longignored moral drama of the war s critics, alongside its generals and heroes.
It begins with the boer war and progresses in a potted account of the progression of the war until armistice, following the activities of various pro. World war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. To end all wars, by adam hochschild the globe and mail. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings it to life as never before. Hochschild has written an important new book a war to end all wars, celebrating antiworld war i figures like keir.
Adam hochschild is an awardwinning author of six books, mostly on subjects related to human rights. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780547750316. To end all wars ebook by adam hochschild 9780547549217. Ive long been obsessed and fascinated by the war, for it remade our world for the worse in almost every conceivable way. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 paperback march 6 2012 by adam hochschild author 4. Consequently, it has taken me several weeks to read adam hochschild s account of world war i, to end all wars. Woodrow wilsons fatuous claim about the european war of 191418 sarcastically annexed by adam hochschild for the title of this moving and important book was an object of satire and. 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. Adam hochschild s latest, rebel cinderella, gives us the astonishing but forgotten story of an immigrant sweatshop worker who married an heir to a great american fortune and became one of the most.
Adam hochschilds blog meet your next favorite book. American author and journalist adam hochschild takes a fresh look at the tragic ironies of world war i in to end all wars. A brilliant new history of the first world war by the bestselling and prizewinning author of king leopolds ghost and bury the chains. Renowned author adam hochschild s most recent work to end all wars. To end all wars, we suppose, is a history of dissent, an account of pacifist movements. In the nuclear age, the consequences would be dreadful, and most politicians in both the u. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, which focuses on the now largelyforgotten opposition to. This is the kind of investigatory history hochschild pulls off like no one else. The first author in our spring literary luncheon series is the award winning author of king leopolds ghost, bury the chains and to end all wars. Adam hochschild on world war i and the role of the. Adam hochschild is the bestselling author of ten books, including king leopolds ghost and to end all wars, both finalists for the national book critics circle award.
A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 hardcover. Mar 05, 2012 tom engelhardt recently published a striking piece by adam hochschild, author of breaking the chains, about the war craze, characteristic not only of american militarism recently, but of many powers in europe before world war i. We emerge from this exemplary book with the knowledge that war is not. His skill at evoking such struggles for justice has made him a finalist for the national book aw.
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