English History 1914-1945

A. J. P. Taylor

Several good historians have attempted histories of England in this century. A.J.P.Taylor,
however, is the first to have moulded a continuously readable story out of continuously
sound history in this fine study of the closing years of the British Empire. In his best book so far, Mr Taylor has risen to the challenge. He has written a history in which the various themes, political, military, economic and social, are combined into a single narrative which leaves the reader genuinely wanting to know what is going to happen next… . A vivid, sophisticated, and persuasive book’ Listener

‘An impressive achievement. It can be read with profit and enjoyment from cover to cover
-The Times Educational Supplement

This is a book no intelligent person will miss… A book to read, and read again’ – Geoffrey
Barraclough in the Guardian

“Disconcertingly profound and provocative… Mr Taylor’s work must be viewed as a whole. It
constitutes an outstanding achievement… It is, above all, an exciting and enjoyable book, for historian and layman alike. A Supremely honest work – Robert Rhodes James in the
Spectator