Dark Valley A Panorama of The 1930s

Name: Dark Valley A Panorama of The 1930s
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ISBN: 9780375708084

ISBN-10: 0375708081

ISBN-13: 9780375708084

Edition: 2002

Authors: Piers Brendon

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The 1930s were perhaps the seminal decade in twentieth-century history, a dark time of global depression that displaced millions, paralyzed the liberal democracies, gave rise to totalitarian regimes, and, ultimately, led to the Second World War. In this sweeping history, Piers Brendon brings the tragic, dismal days of the 1930s to life. From Stalinist pogroms to New Deal programs, Brendon re-creates the full scope of a slow international descent towards war. Offering perfect sketches of the players, riveting descriptions of major events and crises, and telling details from everyday life, he offers both a grand, rousing narrative and an intimate portrait of an era that make sense out of…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/8/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 848
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.00" long x 1.80" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Piers Brendon, the author of 11 previous books, is Keeper of the Churchill Archives and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. He lives in England.



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Harvest of Armageddon



The Roots of Fascism



The Bane of Capitalism



Depression in America



The Triumph of Hitler



The Duce and the Pope



The Decadence of France



The Slump in Britain



Japan's Imperial Destiny



Stalin's Revolution



The New Deal



The Nazis in Power



Mussolini's Abyssinian Adventure



Leon Blum and the Popular Front



The Coming of the Spanish Civil War



Franco's Victory



Britain's Royal State



The Rise of Japanese Militarism



The Soviet Purges



America in Isolation



The Fuhrer's Path to War



The Fascist Axis



France's Lean Years



Churchill, Chamberlain and Appeasement



Nippon in China



The Making of the Nazi-Soviet Pact


Conclusion


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index