In part, this book is the story of some of these war resisters and of. To end all wars with adam hochschild part 1 of 2 youtube. Published in 1963 it recounts gordons three years in a japanese concentration camp in thailand. Adam hochschild talked about his book, to end all wars. In to end all wars, you argue that world war i remains very much a part of our lives. Excerpt to end all wars by adam hochschild the new. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, which focuses on the now largelyforgotten opposition to world war i. We know all of this, yet hochschild brings fresh drama to the story and explores it in provocative ways. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From the author of king leopolds ghost, a sweeping history of world war i, showcasing the wars critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims. The first international human rights movement, 2005, etc. How the first world war divided britain by adam hochschild when the government produced a recruiting poster showing two children asking their father in civilian clothes.
The film is set in a japanese prisoner of war labour camp where the inmates are building the burma railway during the last three and a half years of world war ii. Through arthur morey the book comes alive with the emotion of secret lovers, the pathos of families whose young sons were killed, the explosive energy of workers who were finally feeling their power, and the horrific hellonearth that was trench warfare in world war i. To end all wars is also a history of war itself and covers the main events of. To ask other readers questions about to end all wars, please sign up. To end all wars book douglas county libraries bibliocommons.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. See all 19 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. To end all wars book omaha public library bibliocommons. To end all wars is a 2001 war film starring robert carlyle, kiefer sutherland and sakae kimura and was directed by david l. 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. To end all wars, we suppose, is a history of dissent, an account of. In his riveting narrative, hochschild brings it to life as never before while focusing on the longignored moral drama of the wars critics, alongside its generals and heroes. Mar 05, 2014 adam hochschild s book to end all wars. Author adam hochschild explores those divisions in his book to end all wars. This book is a bit different in that hochschild chose to show how the war effected some key families he chose to write about in depth.
During august 1914, immediately after the outbreak of the war, british author and social commentator h. To end all wars a story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918. Renowned author adam hochschilds most recent work to end all wars. Apr, 2011 from the author of king leopolds ghost, a sweeping history of world war i, showcasing the wars critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims. He stays loyal to this method in to end all wars, concentrating on the appalling losses suffered by the rank and file and the extraordinary courage of. To end all wars an interesting read of the history of the times. Macmillan to end all wars by adam hochschild catastrophe 1914 by max hastings. Houghton mifflin harcourt, 2011 presented a heartbreaking tale of the mass slaughter of the first world war and a sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the conflict. Adam hochschilds to end all wars focuses on divided families in world war i great britain. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 and millions of other books are available for instant access. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 adam hochschild world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. 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. Adam hochschilds stirring account of world war i concentrates on appalling.
A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 adam hochschild, 2011 houghton mifflin harcourt 464 pp. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of to end all wars by adam hochschild. And as we all know, milner was far more right than wilson in this case. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 paperback march 6 2012 by adam hochschild author 4.
World war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. To end all wars how the first world war divided britain by adam hochschild. Given this, and despite the new angles hochschild opens in his book. The autobiography of which the film is based on was originally published under the name through the valley of the kwai and later as miracle on the river kwai and then when this film was made, the same as this films title to end all wars. 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. Jan 02, 2012 buy to end all wars on demand by hochschild isbn. To end all wars, by adam hochschild the globe and mail. To end all wars quotes by adam hochschild goodreads. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild in djvu, fb3, txt download e book. To end all wars focuses on the longignored moral drama of the wars critics, alongside its generals and heroes. In part, this book is the story of some of these war resisters and of the example they set, if not for.
King leopolds ghost was a finalist for the national book critics circle award, as was to end all wars. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Originally idealistic, it is now used mainly sardonically. To end all wars by adam hochschild the new york times. The war to end war also called the war to end all wars was a term for the first world war of 19141918. Lets start this conversation by examining some of the consequences of world war i that are still with us, even if far below the surface. To end all wars makes a valiant and highly emotive attempt to capture the true story of the world war ii pow prisoner of war camp represented in the magnificent movie the bridge over the river kwai, where the japanese mistreated british and american pows. 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. We believe every one of us deserves equal access to factbased news and analysis. Hochschild foregrounds the work of those few who opposed the war and compares them with the deeply embedded commitment to war and. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle.
Here is the authors a summary of the larger scope of the co issue. Len knighton this is a book that tells a different story of world war one, a story that needs to. To end all wars book calgary public library bibliocommons. May 15, 2011 adam hochschilds stirring account of world war i concentrates on appalling losses in the ranks and the courage of dissenters. Adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i the. The sheer number of documentaries, dramatisations, books, ceremonies and art installations will likely make it. Houghtonin a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings wwi to life as never before, focusing on the longignored moral drama of its critics, alongside its generals and heroes. Adam hochschild on world war i and the role of the historian. To end all wars by adam hochschild, 9780330447447, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Depending greatly on primary documents such as diaries and letters, hochschild argues the. Hochschild provides vivid descriptions of the world on the brink of war, during the war and then its aftermath.
Lets start this conversation by examining some of the consequences of world war i that. May, 2011 adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i. How the first world war divided britain, by adam hochschild the first world war was the catastrophe that shaped the 20th century. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings it to life as never before. While woodrow wilson is said to have called the struggled just ended the war to end all wars, milner, grimly realistic, called the versailles treaty a peace to end all peace. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The devonshires held this trench the devonshires hold it still the comments in the cemeterys visitors book are almost all from england. He stays loyal to this method in to end all wars, concentrating on the appalling losses suffered by the rank and file and the extraordinary courage of those who decided that the war was not.
A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 hardcover may 3, 2011. To end all wars book hennepin county library bibliocommons. A story of the loyalty and rebellion, 1914 1918 was the major inspiration for the world is my country. To end all wars by adam hochschild overdrive rakuten. The author comes from a perspective that the socialist philosophy was the better of the belief systems of the time without truly announcing that this philosophy would take the freedom of. We know all of this, yet hochschild brings fresh drama to the story and explores it in. This is the kind of investigatory history hochschild pulls off like no one. 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.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Many of these dissenters were thrown in jail for their opposition to the war, from a future nobel prize winner to an editor behind bars who distributed a clandestine newspaper on toilet paper. The book title was changed to to end all wars to accommodate the 2001 film. Yet for all that, hochschild has done his work well. 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. Although nonpacifists might attempt to justify some wars because their intent is to save lives or protect freedoms, no reasonable person could justify the carnage produced by world war i wwi. He stays loyal to this method in to end all wars, concentrating on the.
To end all wars 2011, a work of historical nonfiction. Written by adam hochschild, audiobook narrated by arthur morey. To end all wars by adam hochschild book trailer youtube. This book also acted as a basis for david leans the bridge on the river kwai 1957. To end all wars book tacoma public library bibliocommons. For even a centurys worth of bloodshed after the war that was supposed to end all wars, we are painfully far from the day when most people on earth will have the wisdom to feel, as did alice wheeldon in her prison cell, the world is my country. World war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. May 03, 2011 close overlay buy featured book title to end all wars subtitle a story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 author adam hochschild. 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. The book is thoroughly researched, wideranging in its curiosities, and always compassionate. To end all wars a story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 book.
A chronicle of the first world war places an emphasis on the moral dilemmas raised by the wars critics, citing the achievements and associations of famous detractors while exploring how the wars lessons have particular relevance in todays world. I was drawn into the story by the splendid writing, but kept reading because of the mesmerizing stories of faith being lived out in the harshest of circumstances. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild in djvu, fb3, txt download ebook. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780618758289. Product description world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. A story of loyalty and rebellion 19141918 is an ambitious and fascinating interpretation of world war i, which predominately focuses on britains position and meager individualistic ideals of this time. American journalist adam hochschild has created a work that is both striking in contextual intrigue and simple in structure. For example, hochschild notes that many opponents of the war were inspired by. He notes the increasing antisemitism of decaying wartime imperial.
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