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The Origins of the First and Second World Wars (Cambridge Perspectives in History)

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An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. This text analyses the origins of the First and Second World Wars in one single volume, drawing on a wide range of material, including original sources. In concise chapters, Frank McDonough surveys the key issues surrounding the causes of the First and Second World Wars, offers a critical survey of the conflict between historians and provides a lively selection of primary documents on major issues. The result is a unique perspective on the origins of the two most devastating military conflicts in world history.
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    August 28, 1997
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    English
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    5.99 x 0.3 x 9.02 inches
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An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (August 28, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 130 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521568617
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521568616
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.99 x 0.3 x 9.02 inches
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    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 28 ratings

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Professor Frank McDonough is an internationally renowned expert on the Third Reich. He studied history at Balliol College, Oxford and gained a PhD from Lancaster University.

He has written many critically acclaimed books on the Third Reich, including: The Gestapo (2015), Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party (2012), Sophie Scholl: The Woman Who Defied Hitler (2009), The Holocaust (2008), Opposition and Resistance in Nazi Germany (2001), Hitler, Chamberlain and Appeasement (2002), and Hitler and Nazi Germany (1999). More recently, Frank has completed a best selling trilogy on Germany history from 1918 to 1945 with two volumes on the period when Hitler ruled Germany called The Hitler Years and the period when he rose to power called The Weimar Years.

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Jamar A. Billups
5.0 out of 5 stars McDonough's Genius
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2010
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Frank McDonough's analysis is a brilliant study of the origins of two of the most destructive wars in human history. Of which origins are of complex nature. However, Mcdonough does a great job in his analysis of the books origins. The book is not overdone or longer than need to be, and gets straight to the point.

Following the end of each section, McDonough gives a quick overview of the main themes of the section

One of the greatest war study's!
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Dr. Gregory Mauck
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Concise Sourcebook
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
This book is small but mighty. It not only outlines the history of the wars, but has excellent chapters on the historiography of the conflicts. This would be an excellent book to use in a upper high school or college history class. I used it as a source for a Masters Thesis. Highly recommended.
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Jose Ernesto Passos
4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to a vast subject.
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2001
This is a very short book on such a huge theme...
The book presents the reasons for both wars as an strategic decision by the rulers of Germany. It makes a very good case, of the connection between the reasons for both wars.
Due to its size it is not very detailed, but still is very interesting. The author has included excerpts of historical documents that are related to the reasoning developed in the book.
It is a good book to start understanding why these two wars happened.
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Whetstone Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Short, To the Point, and Objective
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2011
This book discusses the varying views of the origins of World War I and World War II. I emphasize the word "origins." This book does not give an analysis of the Wars. I borrowed it from the library to find out the reasons World War I started. I was quited satisfied with this book.
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TN
4.0 out of 5 stars A brief history about the World War interval.
Reviewed in Japan on November 8, 2020
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This book is on a brief history about the world war interval, which we can read easily. It introduces various interpretations on controversy issues, for example, the origin of the World War 1 and 2.
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punch
5.0 out of 5 stars relevant
Reviewed in France on May 5, 2015
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Informative and well laid out. Contains main facts and original documents. A must read for IGCSE students wanting to perfect their understanding of the time.
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mgw
5.0 out of 5 stars This was recommended reading by a past student of the course
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2014
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I am about to start course A327 at the OU. This was recommended reading by a past student of the course, as it is quoted in the course material & has an extensive histography at the back. It was very readable, and the perspectives were wide ranging. I think this will be very helpful as it does what is stated on the cover, and I agree the histography looks very good.
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R Helen
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2015
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This is a very good review of the origins of the first and second world wars, with case studies following each chapter. There is also a section on each war detailing the historical debate surrounding them. This is a basic text and really just a synopsis of what a student should have learned in an A-level course,but it is useful as a revision tool and to see a concise summary of the relevant material. I do take issue, however, with his judgement of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He claims he was very much against Slavic independence, but this makes him sound reactionary. According to many sources, he was actually very much in favor of giving the Slavic and other ethnic minorities of the Empire more independence and control over their own affairs. He was actually very forward-thinking, and it was rather ironic that he was the one assassinated. All in all, though, it is a very good book.
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Mr. B. M. King
5.0 out of 5 stars Good revision book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2019
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Great for quick revision of the topics
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