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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.
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Sep 8, 1990 · His goal was to make Germany a great world power but, with no clear plan how to do it, he changed with circumstances, stumbling into a war that was in large part brought on by that...
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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Jul 10, 2024 · A. J. P. Taylor: a nonconforming radical historian of Europe. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2008. Chris Wrigley. Article. Metrics. Get access. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Extract. Alan Taylor was something of a transitional figure among British historians.
May 3, 2016 · A.J. P. Taylor: a nonconforming radical historian. Taylorian twist in this. There was a strong popularist strand in much that he wrote, with Taylor on the side of the good soldier Svejk, Old Bill (Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon creation) or, more generally, 'the British people'.
