Reviews
A book that has the pace of a thriller and the scope of an encyclopedia... Brilliant. (The New York Review of Books), ...brilliantly detailed account of Europe's recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama. ( The New York Times Book Review ), "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), A book that has the pace of a thriller and the scope of an encyclopedia... Brilliant. ("The New York Review of Books") brilliantly detailed account of Europes recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama. ("The New York Times Book Review") Remarkable... The writing is vivid; the coverageof little countries as well as of great onesis virtually superhuman. (Louis Menand, "The New Yorker"), "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), Remarkable... The writing is vivid; the coverage-of little countries as well as of great ones-is virtually superhuman. (Louis Menand, The New Yorker ), Remarkable... The writing is vivid; the coverage-of little countries as well as of great ones-is virtually superhuman. (Louis Menand, The New Yorker), ...brilliantly detailed account of Europe's recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama. ( 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. (Louis Menand, The New Yorker ), A book that has the pace of a thriller and the scope of an encyclopedia... Brilliant. (The New York Review of Books) …brilliantly detailed account of Europe’s recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama. (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. (Louis Menand, The New Yorker), ...brilliantly detailed account of Europe''s recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama. ( 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. (Louis Menand, The New Yorker ), A book that has the pace of a thriller and the scope of an encyclopedia... Brilliant. ( The New York Review of Books )
