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A Perfidious Distortion of History: The Versailles Peace Treaty and the Success of the Nazis by Jürgen Tampke
In this highly readable account Jurgen Tampke tackles the much-debated and perennially fascinating question of whether the Treaty of Versailles caused the Second World War. He comes down firmly on the No side and produces a wealth of evidence and careful analysis to back his arguments. Anyone who is interested in what remains one of modern history’s most important debates will want to read this.
Margaret Macmillan
Gamely confronts the now-prevailing orthodoxy … deserves to be read.
Roger Moorhouse, The Times
An intriguing and persuasive account by an experienced historian of the much-maligned Treaty of Versailles. This new book provides a fresh and often provocative account of a tangled story. It should help put to rest the persisting myth about the 1919 peace with Germany.
Emeritus Professor, David Walker Fassa, FAHA Board Member, Foundation of Australian Studies, China
A fascinating and well-crafted account of how the peace-treaty of 1919 led to the Second World War — and the reasons may not be the ones you expect.
Chris Vening
This is a fascinating and provocative re-assessment of one of the great conventional wisdoms of recent history, made all the more compelling by the Australian-based author's forceful and often witty delivery.
Eamon Delaney, Irish Independent
An interesting perspective on the rise of the Nazis and World War II … A fascinating read.
Irish Independent
This is an excellent book, which argues it case well. It should be widely read in the lead up to the centenary of the Armistice and peace settlement.
NZ International Review
Margaret Macmillan
Gamely confronts the now-prevailing orthodoxy … deserves to be read.
Roger Moorhouse, The Times
An intriguing and persuasive account by an experienced historian of the much-maligned Treaty of Versailles. This new book provides a fresh and often provocative account of a tangled story. It should help put to rest the persisting myth about the 1919 peace with Germany.
Emeritus Professor, David Walker Fassa, FAHA Board Member, Foundation of Australian Studies, China
A fascinating and well-crafted account of how the peace-treaty of 1919 led to the Second World War — and the reasons may not be the ones you expect.
Chris Vening
This is a fascinating and provocative re-assessment of one of the great conventional wisdoms of recent history, made all the more compelling by the Australian-based author's forceful and often witty delivery.
Eamon Delaney, Irish Independent
An interesting perspective on the rise of the Nazis and World War II … A fascinating read.
Irish Independent
This is an excellent book, which argues it case well. It should be widely read in the lead up to the centenary of the Armistice and peace settlement.
NZ International Review