Europe in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war mass slaughter
bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control exchanging
one despotism for another. Today the Soviet Union is no more and the democracies of the
European Union reach as far as the borders of Russia itself. Postwar tells the rich and complex
story of how we got from there to here. Running right up to the Iraq war and the election of
Benedict XVI Postwar makes sense of Europe's recent history and identity of what Europe is
and has been. It is nothing less than a masterpiece. It is shortlisted for the Pulitzer and
Samuel Johnson Prizes. It is the winner of the Arthur Ross Book Award.
