The Origins of the Second World War
by Taylor, A. J. P. · first published 1961
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Professor Taylor has put himself way out on a limb- and his book will unquestionably continue to arouse controversy on this side of the water as it already has in what is known as the British Battle of Oxford- with Trevor-Roper as chief combatant- in England. Taylor has been accused of pro-Hilterlism, of complete reversal of his own somewhat Vansittartism in an earlier book; scholars charge him with contradictions, of failure to substantiate his statements, of a mass of unsupported wishful thinking. Germany has hailed his position with considerable glee. Now- in preface to the American edition
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I've just started reading A.J.P. Taylor's controversial "The Origins of the Second World War". It was published in 1961 and used the newly released records from that time. The book is controversial because it lays bare just how much of the blame for the tragedy that followed should be spread…
on “The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes, 1919” ↗I know, thanks, they're great. Recently I've seen quite a few. Only several days ago I watched for the first time in many decades the program about A.J.P. Taylor and his controversial 1961 book The Origins of The Second World War (which, incidentally I have a copy of). You're right, we really need to spread the word at every opportunity.
on “New evidence that British workplaces are losing viewpoint diversity” ↗…forces to support defense needs. This process was costly, as it involved both industrial reconversion and large government expenditures on armaments and military infrastructure. - **Source:** In **"The Origins of the Second World War"** by A.J.P. Taylor, the author explains how economic mobilization efforts, such as retooling factories and increasing military production, were undertaken by major powers well before war broke out. The…
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