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a European Tour through the twentieth century

In 1999, the Dutch journalist Geert Mak is undertaking a grand tour of both Europe and the twentieth century. Every month he spends in a given period: and he Visit the places where the events took place, meet the witnesses (the simple peasant or soldier to the most senior) and cites an impressive number of archives (newspaper articles, autobiographies, diaries). A technique , which is reminiscent of writers Lapierre and Collins (O Jerusalem , This Night freedom, etc.), but executed with more rigor, method. A reading

often stressful - no need to stress that this century has been a succession of horrors - but also hopeful, because Mak does not forget to talk about heroes, which history has chosen the name or not, who put their lives at risk to save others or to denounce injustice. It establishes links between different events, different times (as illustrated by this quote ) between past and present. He also excels at presenting both sides of the coin, the perspective of the vanquished as much as the winner, which is pretty rare. Thus, the war crimes of the Germans during the Second World War have been repeatedly told those of the Allies much less often. I knew that they had not been with the back of the spoon when bombing German cities, but I knew that the bombings were planned, not to destroy strategic locations (plants, bridges, etc.) but to systematically over possible civilian casualties, with the aim to demoralize the population.

Hundred Years of History in nearly a thousand pages (excluding notes and other appendages): it does not read chisel shouting, but by saying congratulations!

a European Tour through the twentieth century of Geert Mak, translated Dutch, 2007, 1058 p. including 88 per appendages. The original version, In Europa / Reizen door de eeuw twintigste , dates from 2004.