/ Lead title One of our most eminent historians presents a powerful look at the buildup to and aftermath of one of the most decisive moments of the Second World War -- Kristallnacht -- not only for the Jewish population suddenly identified as a group to be destroyed, but also in terms of the international response it inspired and its larger implications. / Martin Gilbert's analysis of this seminal moment in history is more than mere narrative; it demonstrates how Kristallnacht affected the second half of the 20th century and continues to resonate with contemporary events and attitudes. / Published as part of an illustrious series by one of the UK's most highly regarded historians and an acknowledged expert on his subject: Martin Gilbert's THE HOLOCAUST has been widely praised as an accessible but authoritative classic. / This will be a beautiful, small-format hardback. / Review and feature coverage anticipated. / Competition: Ian Kershaw - Death in the Bunker
Martin Gilbert was born in London in 1936 and educated at Highgate School and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1962, he became research assistant to Randolph Churchill and, after Randolph's death, succeeded him as biographer of Sir Winston Churchill. He is the author of many works of history and lives in London and Jerusalem.
Praise for EMPIRES IN CONFLICT: 'Martin Gilbert is the most prodigious author of our time! He is a phenomenon who arouses envy among less productive professional historians! He has a fine eye for a telling passage and a memorable detail.' John Ramsden, Financial Times Praise for HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY: 'In his great work, the writing is lucid, the pace perfectly judged, the evidence vividly conjured. The horrors are heightened by a style of almost Confucian reticence, which teaches without didacticism. In Gilbert's vision of history, the vast range never blurs the human scale.' Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Sunday Times
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