#60;b#62;Nicholas Atkin#60;/b#62; was Professor of History and Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Reading and the author or editor of several books on European issues. At the time of his death in 2009, he had just published #60;i#62;Themes in Modern European History, 1890-1945,#60;/i#62; co-edited with Michael Biddiss.#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Michael Biddiss#60;/b#62; is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Reading, and a former President of the Historical Association. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of numerous books and articles on modern Europe.#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Frank Tallett#60;/b#62; is Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Reading,… and Co-Director of its Centre for the Advanced Study of French History. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is also the author or co-author of several books, including #60;i#62;Priests, Prelates and People: A History of European Catholicism from 1750 to the Present#60;/i#62; (2003).#60;p#62;