A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild. 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. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780547750316. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 kindle edition by adam hochschild author. 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. 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.
Americas path to permanent war adam hochschild is the rare historian who fuses deep scholarship with novelistic flair. 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. To end all wars with adam hochschild part 1 of 2 youtube. 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. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780618758289. Adam hochschild reminds us of the divisive waste that was world war i updated jan 10, 2019. Thoughts on the book to end all wars by adam hochschild. 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. 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. He believed this war would do untold good for his beloved british tommies, preparing them for the inevitable clash with germany.
His bestknown works include king leopolds ghost 1998, 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. 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. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings it to life as never before.
He subsequently became active politically, joining the civil rights movement, demonstrating against the vietnam war, and cofounding the activist magazine mother jones. Top 10 best adam hochschild books best adam hochschild book. 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. Maureen corrigan, nprs fresh air world war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. The best adam hochschild book series book focuses on the aftermath of a bloody war. Product description world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. May 4, 2011 adam hochschild s pensive narrative history, to end all wars, focuses on those who fought and also on those who refused. 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. 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. Adam hochschilds to end all wars focuses on divided families in world war i great britain. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, adam hochschild challenges this image of the european home front. Mar 05, 2014 adam hochschild s book to end all wars.
To end all wars by adam hochschild the new york times. Adam hochschilds stirring account of world war i concentrates on appalling losses in the ranks and the courage of dissenters. To end all wars quotes by adam hochschild goodreads. 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.
It focuses on the aftermath and the prisoners of war. May 4, 2011 adam hochschilds pensive narrative history, to end all wars, focuses on those who fought. Spark media hochschild is the bestselling author of 10 books, including king leopolds ghost, about atrocities in the congo, and to end all wars, focused on wwi. Born the son of a mining company executive, adam hochschild visited apartheidera south africa during his teens and observed the injustices of racism. 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 while ago, i read the aforementioned book, which is an account of the movement in opposition to world war one in the united kingdom. Adam hochschild talked about his history of world war one as it was experienced by the british. In prose as compelling as a masterful novel, hochschild illuminates the lives.
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. 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. Adam hochschilds latest work, to end all wars, serves as an. 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 book trailer youtube. Having read numerous books on the great war i wondered if adam hochschilds new book. May 01, 2011 having read numerous books on the great war i wondered if adam hochschilds new book.
Put together, and combined with the subtitle of his book, they promise a powerful controlling argument. Implicit in adam hochschilds account is this chilling warning. Americans in the spanish civil war, 19361939, were new york times bestsellers. The boer war, said a character in a story he wrote at the time, was a firstclass dressparade for armageddon. A hundred years after the armistice the new yorker. Adam hochschild talked about his book, to end all wars. Jul 03, 2011 adam hochschilds beautifully written and compellingly narrated story of world war i great britain focuses on divided families. How the first world war divided britain by adam hochschild, in very good condition. To end all wars could bring anything new to the field. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 hardcover.
Len knighton this is a book that tells a different story of world war one, a story that. 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. Adam hochschild does many things well in this account of world war i as experienced by great britain, not least taking a very familiar. In prose as compelling as a masterful novel, hochschild illuminates the lives of those who. 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. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings it. Adam hochschild books list of books by author adam.
Jul 01, 2011 adam hochschild, a longtime supporter of the nieman foundations narrative program, published a new book last month, to end all wars. 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 the loyalty and rebellion, 1914 1918 was the major inspiration for the world is my country. 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. He spoke about the topic, also subject of his latest book, at the brecht forum in new york city. To end all wars by adam hochschild catastrophe 1914 by max hastings. The objectors were brave and sensible and farsighted and its reasonable to argue right.
World war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. May, 2011 adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i. 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. The end of the world war one saw a huge number of unimaginable calamities that were never seen before. 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. 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. 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. Adam hochschild audio books, best sellers, author bio. This is the kind of investigatory history hochschild pulls off like no one else. 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. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, which focuses on the now largelyforgotten opposition to world war i.
Excerpt to end all wars by adam hochschild the new. Hochschild is a master at chronicling how prevailing cultural opinion is formed and, less frequently, how its challenged. 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.
Berkeley writer adam hochschild writes about an unusual. To end all wars, by adam hochschild the globe and mail. Adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i the. In to end all wars, adam hochschild takes the measure of britons.
A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild in djvu, fb3, txt download e book. Almost all the dead are from britains devonshire regiment, the date on. Adam hochschild books list of books by author adam hochschild. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 adam hochschild, 2011 houghton mifflin harcourt 464 pp. I found this book to be an enjoyable and fascinating account of the great war and those within british society who opposed englands participation. 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, hochschilds 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. In to end all wars, adam hochschild takes the measure of britons sometimes tortured loyalties during world war i.
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