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. Adam hochschild talked about his book, to end all wars. The best adam hochschild book series book focuses on the aftermath of a bloody war. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings it to life as never before. Excerpt to end all wars by adam hochschild the new. I found this book to be an enjoyable and fascinating account of the great war and those within british society who opposed englands participation. May 01, 2011 having read numerous books on the great war i wondered if adam hochschilds new book. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, which focuses on the now largelyforgotten opposition to.
Born the son of a mining company executive, adam hochschild visited apartheidera south africa during his teens and observed the injustices of racism. 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. To end all wars quotes by adam hochschild goodreads. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 kindle edition by adam hochschild author. To end all wars could bring anything new to the field. Adam hochschild books list of books by author adam hochschild.
Adam hochschild s book to end all wars the only recent history of world war one to foreground the anti war movement has been a major inspiration for this project, and were honoured to be cohosting this event with him on 17 january. It focuses on the aftermath and the prisoners of war. To end all wars with adam hochschild part 1 of 2 youtube. Maureen corrigan, nprs fresh air world war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Berkeley writer adam hochschild writes about an unusual. Hochschild plunges into the war year by year, 191418, when britain swung from a country eager to fight the germans, despite labor unrest, irish agitation for home rule and antiwar demonstrations, to utterly stricken and bereft, with unbelievable numbers of young men cut down in the trenches. Thoughts on the book to end all wars by adam hochschild. To end all wars, by adam hochschild the globe and mail.
The result is a book that is powerful in its detail and that engenders a gutlevel understanding of the terrible disruptive impact of war in the field and. To end all wars by adam hochschild the new york times. The human toll of the war to end all wars historian adam hochschild traces the patriotic fervor that catapulted great britain into war during the. 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. World war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. A hundred years after the armistice the new yorker. To end all wars by adam hochschild catastrophe 1914 by max hastings. Hochschild is a master at chronicling how prevailing cultural opinion is formed and, less frequently, how its challenged. In to end all wars, adam hochschild takes the measure of britons sometimes tortured loyalties during world war i. Mar 05, 2014 adam hochschild s book to end all wars. In prose as compelling as a masterful novel, hochschild illuminates the lives of those who. He subsequently became active politically, joining the civil rights movement, demonstrating against the vietnam war, and cofounding the activist magazine mother jones. 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, hochschild s 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.
The boer war, said a character in a story he wrote at the time, was a firstclass dressparade for armageddon. His bestknown works include king leopolds ghost 1998, 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. He believed this war would do untold good for his beloved british tommies, preparing them for the inevitable clash with germany. Jul 01, 2011 adam hochschild, a longtime supporter of the nieman foundations narrative program, published a new book last month, to end all wars. To end all wars by adam hochschild book trailer youtube. Adam hochschild talked about his history of world war one as it was experienced by the british. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 adam hochschild, 2011 houghton mifflin harcourt 464 pp. His to end all wars is a marvelous history not just of ww i and its generals and governments, but of the mostly forgotten individuals who fought back against great evil and great. Ten of the graves simply say, a soldier of the great war, known unto god. Aug 11, 2011 the human toll of the war to end all wars historian adam hochschild traces the patriotic fervor that catapulted great britain into war during the summer of 1914 as well as the small, but. 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. Implicit in adam hochschilds account is this chilling warning. The objectors were brave and sensible and farsighted and its reasonable to argue right.
The end of the world war one saw a huge number of unimaginable calamities that were never seen before. Americas path to permanent war adam hochschild is the rare historian who fuses deep scholarship with novelistic flair. Adam hochschilds latest work, to end all wars, serves as an. 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. He spoke about the topic, also subject of his latest book, at the brecht forum in new york city. By the time we reach the centenary of armistice day in 2018, i get the feeling that we might be suffering from a certain degree of world war 1 fatigue. May 4, 2011 adam hochschild s pensive narrative history, to end all wars, focuses on those who fought and also on those who refused. A former editor of mother jones magazine, hochschild lives in san francisco and teaches writing at the graduate school of journalism at the university of california, berkeley. To end all wars is adam hochschild s new history of the pacifists, conscientious objectors, philosophers and labor leaders who struggled to resist britains involvement in world war i. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, which focuses on the now largelyforgotten opposition to world war i. In to end all wars, adam hochschild takes the measure of britons. Product description world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation.
Adam hochschilds to end all wars focuses on divided families in world war i great britain. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild. Americans in the spanish civil war, 19361939, were new york times bestsellers. In prose as compelling as a masterful novel, hochschild illuminates the lives. 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 9780618758289. Almost all the dead are from britains devonshire regiment, the date on.
How the first world war divided britain by adam hochschild, in very good condition. Adam hochschild reminds us of the divisive waste that was world war i updated jan 10, 2019. 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, hochschild s history is a vital counterpoint to the cowardly conservative ministers and revisionist historians who wish to rewrite. A story of the loyalty and rebellion, 1914 1918 was the major inspiration for the world is my country. Len knighton this is a book that tells a different story of world war one, a story that. If you vaguely sense that the modern international order came spilling from the obscure depths of world war i, adam hochschild is the writer you should turn to. May, 2011 adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 was a finalist for the 2011 national book critics circle award for general nonfiction and won the 2012 dayton literary peace prize for nonfiction.
In his new book, the historian adam hochschild examines these questions and many others through the prism of one of the worlds bloodiest conflicts, world war i. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 2011, bury the chains 2005, the mirror at midnight 1990, the unquiet ghost 1994, and spain in our hearts 2016. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us. May 19, 2012 adam hochschild talked about his book, to end all wars. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild in djvu, fb3, txt download e book. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780547750316.
Adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i the. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 hardcover. Adam hochschilds stirring account of world war i concentrates on appalling losses in the ranks and the courage of dissenters. Adam hochschild does many things well in this account of world war i as experienced by great britain, not least taking a very familiar. A story of loyalty and rebellion, tells the story of world war i not as a struggle between the allies and the central powers but as a struggle between. Jul 03, 2011 adam hochschilds beautifully written and compellingly narrated story of world war i great britain focuses on divided families. One of the greatest novels to ever portray the events and the distressful outcomes of world war i, is the novel to end all wars. In my opinion king leopolds ghost is perfect, while to end of all wars is very good but has small flaws. Adam hochschild books list of books by author adam. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings it. Adam hochschild audio books, best sellers, author bio. Top 10 best adam hochschild books best adam hochschild book.
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. This is the kind of investigatory history hochschild pulls off like no one else. Britains new war propaganda bureau launched a flood of books. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, adam hochschild challenges this image of the european home front. Having read numerous books on the great war i wondered if adam hochschilds new book. May 4, 2011 adam hochschilds pensive narrative history, to end all wars, focuses on those who fought. May 15, 2011 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.
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