Moral Combat

without this book!In a field packed with competitors, Burleigh has written one of the great books on this compelling and endlessly pervasive subject' Daily Telegraph 'Magisterial!a truly elegant and thought-provoking work!It is a beautifully written commentary on the ugliest aspect of our humanity: intra-species violence' Literary Review 'No arid re-run of debates!"Moral Combat" deals with morality as something inseparable from life.! Burleigh is a master of significant detail unearthed in microscopic research.! As always the colour and power of Burleigh's prose is outstanding. When it comes to evoking the smell of a place he is far and away our best history writer.! the bloodiest and most wrenching account of the war I can recall.' George Walden, Observer 'Powerful and timely!This is one of the most important books on the Second World War to be published in recent years' Evening Standard 'Burleigh is one of the most acclaimed historians of his generation!his prose is limpid and elegant!he carries his learning lightly!telling vivid stories retrieved from obscure academic articles!Burleigh has an acute eye for telling detail !.this is outstanding history!Burleigh's tone is humane and thoughtful throughout' New Statesman Praise for 'Blood and Rage': 'A brilliant book I would urge you all to read.' David Cameron 'Required reading.' Peter Clarke, Assistant Commissioner for Anti-Terrorism, Metropolitan Police 'An important book.' Lord Guthrie, Former Chief of the Defence Staff 'Takes everybody from Fenians and anarchists to the Red Brigades and al-Qaeda, and is written with characteristically biting flair.' Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph (Books of the Year) 'Typically excellent!There are few better writers at work today.' Sunday Times (Books of the Year) 'Burleigh's evident ability to assimilate and communicate incisively!a highly intelligent and comprehensive survey of recent terrorism.' Observer 'An outstanding book.' Daily Telegraph 'Highly recommended.' Sunday Telegraph 'Magisterial ... broad in scope, powerful in its argument and brimming with healthy rage.' Evening Standard Praise for THE THIRD REICH: 'This is writing of the highest order!one can barely envisage a contemporary work of history more lucid, more penetrating or painted onto a broader canvas.' Financial Times 'Astonishing and awe-inspiring!a breathtaking achievement, at once broader and deeper than any other single volume ever published on the subject!it is the product of authentic historical genius.' Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times 'This is a monumental book, a tour de force.' Richard Overy, Sunday Telegraph 'Burleigh calls his work "a new history" and for once that claim is fully justified. An original work in which narrative history, rigorous analytic explanation and unblinking intellectual moral judgement are united with compelling originality.' Michael Andre Bernstein, Los Angeles Times 'Michael Burleigh has produced a modern classic!this book is a masterwork.' Washington Times 'His narrative is eminently accessible, the formidable learning lightly worn, the canvas immense!unpretentious and humane.' TLS