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. To end all wars with adam hochschild part 1 of 2 youtube. Hochschild foregrounds the work of those few who opposed the war and compares them with the deeply embedded commitment to war and empire of the war makers and the. 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. 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. To end all wars is also a history of war itself and covers the main events of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read to end all wars. Does hochschild deliver on the implications of his questions. A story of the loyalty and rebellion, 1914 1918 was the major inspiration for the world is my country. To say all of the above is only to hint at what hochschild has accomplished in to end all wars. 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. To end all wars by adam hochschild catastrophe 1914 by max hastings.
A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 hochschild, adam, morey, arthur on. 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. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. 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, which focuses on the now largelyforgotten opposition to. Love of england is very nearly the strongest emotion i possess, and in. To end all wars quotes by adam hochschild goodreads. May 4, 2011 adam hochschild s pensive narrative history, to end all wars, focuses on those who fought and also on those who refused. The first international human rights movement, 2005, etc. Len knighton this is a book that tells a different story of world war one, a story that needs. Adam hochschilds to end all wars, on world war i the.
To ask other readers questions about to end all wars, please sign up. Maureen corrigan, nprs fresh air world war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. 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. 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. Lets start this conversation by examining some of the consequences of world war i that are still with us, even if far below the. 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. Adam hochschild talked about his book, to end all wars. 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. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780618758289. His title, which needless to say is ironic, is drawn from one of the many euphemistic phrases.
Excerpt to end all wars by adam hochschild the new. Adam hochschild s to end all wars focuses on divided families in world war i great britain. Amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry. Written by adam hochschild, audiobook narrated by arthur morey. 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. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 paperback mar 6 2012. The comments in the cemeterys visitors book are almost all from eng land. And as we all know, milner was far more right than wilson in this case. His bestknown works include king leopolds ghost 1998, to end all wars. Wwi remains the quintessential warunequaled in concentrated slaughter, patriotic fervor during the fighting, and bitter disillusion afterward, writes hochschild.
With this sweeping and emotional book, hochschild adds to his body of. The book is thoroughly researched, wideranging in its curiosities, and always compassionate. See all 19 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Hochschild provides vivid descriptions of the world on the brink of war, during the war and then its aftermath. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780547750316. Maureen corrigan, npr s fresh air world war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. American journalist adam hochschild has created a work. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. On the one hand his strong feelings about the war foolish and mad. How the first world war divided britain by adam hochschild 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.
Yet for all that, hochschild has done his work well. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 hardcover may 3, 2011. Two wellknown sisters split so bitterly over the war that they ended up publishing newspapers that attacked each other. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 ebook written by adam hochschild. 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. In to end all wars, adam hochschild takes the measure of britons sometimes. In to end all wars, you argue that world war i remains very much a part of our lives.
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. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild in djvu, fb3, txt download e book. See all books authored by adam hochschild, including king leopolds ghost, and touchstone anthology of contemporary creative nonfiction. To end all wars by adam hochschild book trailer youtube. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 adam hochschild, 2011 houghton mifflin harcourt 464 pp. Depending greatly on primary documents such as diaries and letters, hochschild argues the. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Adam hochschild books list of books by author adam. April 27, 2012 historian adam hochschild traces the patriotic. Covert affairs, obscure verses, and unresolved emotions. To end all wars focuses on the longignored moral drama of the wars critics, alongside its generals and heroes. Britains new war propaganda bureau launched a flood of books.
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 at home. 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. 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. To end all wars, by adam hochschild the globe and mail. Hochschild is a master at chronicling how prevailing cultural opinion is formed and, less frequently, how its challenged.
1165 573 525 205 1259 1356 1463 846 879 948 611 349 952 959 796 371 400 1312 621 757 101 1262 875 913 345 881 1039 128 436 890 299 969 906