I happen to be a mild anglophile myself — becoming one was perhaps inevitable when you grew up in Eastern Europe in a certain milieu — and your review obviously made me interested in the book. I realise that it's impossible for you to cover all major topics and themes of this work, but I'll allow myself to ask a few questions:
- Does the author quote historical sources without any commentary, or does he take a more critical approach? I'm really interested in a work which explains how certain views of the British past, once held by the majority of historians, were a distortion of reality, or just plain wrong.
- How much did the author write about British dominions and dependencies like South Africa or Rhodesia?
- In your opinion, is his description of sir Oswald Mosley and the BUF objective and informative?
Anyways, thanks for continuing your work on HIVE. The Book Club should feel blessed to have people like you in their ranks. Cheers!
RE: 'English History 1914-1945' by A.J.P. Taylor