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Alan John Percivale Taylor (25 March 1906 – 7 September 1990) was a British historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures.
A.J.P. Taylor (born March 25, 1906, Birkdale, Lancashire, Eng.—died Sept. 7, 1990, London) was a British historian and journalist noted for his lectures on history and for his prose style. Taylor attended Oriel College, Oxford, graduating with first-class honours in 1927.
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The Origins of the Second World War is a non-fiction book by the English historian A. J. P. Taylor, examining the causes of World War II. It was first published in 1961 by Hamish Hamilton.
- A. J. P. Taylor
- 1961
A.J.P.Taylor attacks the view that Germany deliberately sought war in 1914 and argues that military railway timetables were the crucial factor. He also casts...
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- Major Esterhazy
Apr 1, 1996 · A.J.P. Taylor's years of research helped change the long-accepted view that Adolf Hitler had wanted and planned in detail for a war. With clear and relatable prose, Taylor depicts the diplomatic mistakes from both the Allied and Axis powers that lead to the outbreak of World War II.
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- A. J. P. Taylor
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Sep 8, 1990 · After the publication in 1961 of his best-known book, ''The Origins of the Second World War,'' Mr. Taylor was sharply, unsparingly attacked by another distinguished British historian, Hugh...
A.J.P. Taylor's years of research helped change the long-accepted view that Adolf Hitler had wanted and planned in detail for a war. With clear and...
