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Tim Bouverie 2 Books Collection Set
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Titles In This
Allies at War [Hardcover]
Appeasing Hitler [Paperback]
Tim Bouverie 2 Books Collection Set (Allies at War & Appeasing Hitler):
Allies at War [Hardcover]:
After the fall of France in June 1940, only Britain stood between Hitler and total victory. Desperate for allies, Winston Churchill did everything he could to bring the United States into the conflict, drive the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany apart and persuade neutral countries to resist German domination. By 1942, after the German invasion of Russia and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the British-Soviet-American alliance was in place. Yet it was an improbable and incongruous coalition, divided by ideology and politics and riven with mistrust and deceit. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin were partners in the fight to defeat Hitler, yet they were also rivals who disagreed on strategy, imperialism and the future of liberated Europe.
Appeasing
A thrilling new history of the disastrous years of indecision, failed diplomacy and parliamentary infighting that enabled Hitler and the Nazis to dominate Europe. On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Neville Chamberlain stepped off an aeroplane and announced that his visit to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory. It was, he later assured the crowd in Downing Street, ''peace for our time''. Less than a year later, Germany invaded Poland and the Second World War began. Drawing on previously unseen sources, Appeasing Hitler sweeps from the advent of Hitler in 1933 to the beaches of Dunkirk, and presents an unforgettable.
9781847926227/9781784705749
Titles In This
Allies at War [Hardcover]
Appeasing Hitler [Paperback]
Tim Bouverie 2 Books Collection Set (Allies at War & Appeasing Hitler):
Allies at War [Hardcover]:
After the fall of France in June 1940, only Britain stood between Hitler and total victory. Desperate for allies, Winston Churchill did everything he could to bring the United States into the conflict, drive the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany apart and persuade neutral countries to resist German domination. By 1942, after the German invasion of Russia and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the British-Soviet-American alliance was in place. Yet it was an improbable and incongruous coalition, divided by ideology and politics and riven with mistrust and deceit. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin were partners in the fight to defeat Hitler, yet they were also rivals who disagreed on strategy, imperialism and the future of liberated Europe.
Appeasing
A thrilling new history of the disastrous years of indecision, failed diplomacy and parliamentary infighting that enabled Hitler and the Nazis to dominate Europe. On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Neville Chamberlain stepped off an aeroplane and announced that his visit to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory. It was, he later assured the crowd in Downing Street, ''peace for our time''. Less than a year later, Germany invaded Poland and the Second World War began. Drawing on previously unseen sources, Appeasing Hitler sweeps from the advent of Hitler in 1933 to the beaches of Dunkirk, and presents an unforgettable.
9781847926227/9781784705749
56 pages, Paperback
First published April 10, 2009
About the author
Tim Bouverie
7 books86 followersTim Bouverie is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller 'Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain Churchill and the Road to War', shortlisted for the Orwell Prize.
His new book, 'Allies at War: The Politics of Defeating Hitler' is published by Bodley Head on 17 April 2025.
He studied history at Christ Church Oxford and was the 2020-21 Alistair Horne Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford.
Pre-reviews for 'Allies at War':
‘Allies at War cements Tim Bouverie's reputation as one of the most talented young historians we have. Magisterial in scope, shrewd in its judgements, well-written and often amusing, Allies at War is the best book I have ever read about the politics of the Second World War. It is a book I wish I had written.’ – Tim Shipman
‘In Allies at War, Tim Bouverie fully lives up to the dazzling reputation he won with Appeasing Hitler. Again, he combines depth of research, shrewdness of judgment and lightness of touch. The result is an absorbing read as well as a major work of history, illuminating the drama and complexity of modern history's greatest and yet most troubled alliance.’ – Professor Robert Tombs
‘A sweeping, fast-paced narrative of one of the great turning points of the 20th century. Deeply researched yet highly readable.’ – Professor David Reynolds
‘A grand sweep of history - a brilliant narrative’ – Antony Beevor
Praise for 'Appeasing Hitler'
‘An astonishingly accomplished debut. - Antony Beevor
‘A brilliant and sparkling debut...that reads like a thriller. I couldn’t put it down.' - Peter Frankopan
‘An unusually talented writer, one of the most promising young historians to enter our field for years.' - Max Hastings
‘Every so often I've been escaping to the corner of my garden and losing myself in Tim
Bouverie's brilliant Appeasing Hitler. It's a compelling read that combines detailed research with a flair for narrative.’ - Nick Robinson, Radio Times
‘Drawing on an impressive and interesting range of sources and characters, Tim Bouverie has written a fascinating and scholarly portrait of a decade when credulity, self-interest and poor judgement prevailed tragically and inexorably over morality and good sense: this is the reporting of history at its best’ - Caroline Moorehead
‘Appeasing Hitler is the stunning debut of a major new narrative historian. A riveting and
depressing story which has resonance today as the democracies again face dictatorships.' - Professor Margaret Macmillan
‘In meticulous detail and with moments of novelty and insight… [Appeasing Hitler] should become a standard text on this inglorious episode… an exceptionally promising debut. He has great narrative abilities and his research has been extensive.’ - Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph
‘Sparkling and witty... The best account of the subject that I have ever read. ' - Professor Sir Michael Howard
‘This gripping book is…valuable because it illuminates some eternal truths’ - Andrew Rawnsley, Observer
‘Tim Bouverie tells the story of appeasement with skill, verve and panache, using contemporary accounts to great effect in exploring the mentalities that lay behind the
political decisions’ - Ian Kershaw
His new book, 'Allies at War: The Politics of Defeating Hitler' is published by Bodley Head on 17 April 2025.
He studied history at Christ Church Oxford and was the 2020-21 Alistair Horne Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford.
Pre-reviews for 'Allies at War':
‘Allies at War cements Tim Bouverie's reputation as one of the most talented young historians we have. Magisterial in scope, shrewd in its judgements, well-written and often amusing, Allies at War is the best book I have ever read about the politics of the Second World War. It is a book I wish I had written.’ – Tim Shipman
‘In Allies at War, Tim Bouverie fully lives up to the dazzling reputation he won with Appeasing Hitler. Again, he combines depth of research, shrewdness of judgment and lightness of touch. The result is an absorbing read as well as a major work of history, illuminating the drama and complexity of modern history's greatest and yet most troubled alliance.’ – Professor Robert Tombs
‘A sweeping, fast-paced narrative of one of the great turning points of the 20th century. Deeply researched yet highly readable.’ – Professor David Reynolds
‘A grand sweep of history - a brilliant narrative’ – Antony Beevor
Praise for 'Appeasing Hitler'
‘An astonishingly accomplished debut. - Antony Beevor
‘A brilliant and sparkling debut...that reads like a thriller. I couldn’t put it down.' - Peter Frankopan
‘An unusually talented writer, one of the most promising young historians to enter our field for years.' - Max Hastings
‘Every so often I've been escaping to the corner of my garden and losing myself in Tim
Bouverie's brilliant Appeasing Hitler. It's a compelling read that combines detailed research with a flair for narrative.’ - Nick Robinson, Radio Times
‘Drawing on an impressive and interesting range of sources and characters, Tim Bouverie has written a fascinating and scholarly portrait of a decade when credulity, self-interest and poor judgement prevailed tragically and inexorably over morality and good sense: this is the reporting of history at its best’ - Caroline Moorehead
‘Appeasing Hitler is the stunning debut of a major new narrative historian. A riveting and
depressing story which has resonance today as the democracies again face dictatorships.' - Professor Margaret Macmillan
‘In meticulous detail and with moments of novelty and insight… [Appeasing Hitler] should become a standard text on this inglorious episode… an exceptionally promising debut. He has great narrative abilities and his research has been extensive.’ - Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph
‘Sparkling and witty... The best account of the subject that I have ever read. ' - Professor Sir Michael Howard
‘This gripping book is…valuable because it illuminates some eternal truths’ - Andrew Rawnsley, Observer
‘Tim Bouverie tells the story of appeasement with skill, verve and panache, using contemporary accounts to great effect in exploring the mentalities that lay behind the
political decisions’ - Ian Kershaw
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