New Releases by John Lukacs

Traces the decline of Anglo-American civilization and the concept of the gentleman in a fictionalized social history that follows a man named Kensington and the people who surround him from 1901 to 1969.

These letters show Kennan''s fear of the extent to which the United States misunderstood the Soviet regime. Especially in 1944, at the time of the Russians'' betrayal of the Warsaw Uprising, it became evident that the Soviets were interested in establishing their rigid domination of Eastern and Central Europe and dividing the continent.

Lukacs shares forty years of travels blending travel and history in these essays.

Examines the twentieth century, where society is today, how it got there, and where it is headed.

In this eloquent and thought-provoking "autohistory", John Lukacs, distinguished historian and writer, describes the history of his own convictions and beliefs. The journey takes us from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravaged Budapest of World War II to Lukacs''s discovery of the New World, his forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally his settling in Philadelphia.Along the way, Lukacs examines many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and the Christian realism from which springs the book''s title. What emerges is a mind that brings to bear on the conflicts of the twentieth century the erudition of the European heritage and the independence of the American.In prose as elegant as it is supple, Confessions of an Original Sinner is at once the vivid account of one man''s voyage and an important contribution to that small library that brings into sharp focus the major intellectual developments of our time. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

At a time when many are concerned by the nation''s loss of the unassailable economic position it occupied just after World War II, one historian argues that our real strength - and our real peril - lie elsewhere.

A fond, canny, and surprising tour of the town where the Constitution was born.

For a few weeks Hitler came close to winning World War II. Then came a train of events that doomed him. An eloquent historian reminds us that however unsatisfactory our world may be today, it almost was unimaginably worse.

Profiles seven notable Philadelphians, foremost in their respective fields, including political boss, Boris Penrose, magazine mogul Edward Bok, and diplomat William C. Bullitt, and sketches the city of Philadelphia in 1900 and 1950

Regeringschefer, præsidenter; Krigsafslutning 1945

Une première partie, assez courte, récapitule les principaux événements qui ont marqué la période 1939-1941. La section suivante, le coeur de l''ouvrage, est consacrée à une étude de ce que cette période a signifié des points de vue social, politique, artistique, intellectuel, dans la vie des peuples européens. "Un essai hardi, paradoxal, éblouissant d''intelligence et d''érudition."

First Harper torchbook edition l972.

Description and analysis of the two great protagonists, and history of their relationships during 1945-1960.