Postwar A History of Europe Since 1945

Judt's massive, learned, brilliantly detailed account of Europe's recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama even as it sets off detonations on almost every page. The New York Times Book Review

Remarkable . . . The writing is vivid; the coverage-of little countries as well as of great ones-is virtually superhuman; and above all, the book is smart. Every page contains unexpected data, or a fresh observation, or a familar observation freshly turned. Louis Menand, The New Yorker

Impressive . . . Mr. Judt writes with enormous authority. The Wall Street Journal

Magisterial . . . It is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, authoritative, and yes, readable postwar history. The Boston Globe

Brave and remakable. The Washington Post

Brilliant . . . A book that has the pace of a thriller and the scope of an encyclopedia . . . A very considerable achievement. The New York Review of Books

Not likely to be surpassed for many years. . . . This is history writing at its best. Publishers Weekly (starred review)