Blood and Rage

Michael Burleigh's two-part history of politics and religion, 'Earthly Powers' and 'Sacred Causes', were two of the most acclaimed books of 2005 and 2006 respectively. His work has been translated into fifteen languages and his 'The Third Reich: A New History' won the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2001. He writes for several newspapers on religion, history and politics. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Board at the Institut fur Zeitgeschichte in Munich and wrote this book while a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford. He is married and lives in London.

'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 'Burleigh has entered the fray with a more magisterial tome, broad in scope, powerful in argument and brimming with healthy rage. Uncompromising!a riveting book.' Scotsman 'Balances historical reportage with reasoned theories.' FT 'This timely and important book's relevance is embracing. [Burleigh] is a clear-eyed historian!he sets his targets in context!and then pulverises them with an orderly and ceaseless barrage of facts. In all sorts of ways an outstanding book.' Daily Telegraph 'Bracingly opinionated!informative and absorbing!engaging and provocative.' Independent on Sunday 'Burleigh's mastery of detail and research leaves us with no illusions about murderous pseudo-idealism.' Frederick Raphael, TLS (Books of the Year) 'Comprehensive, wide-ranging and superbly written!vivid and compelling.' Simon Heffer, Literary Review 'Passionate, fascinating, chilling but always highly readable.' Andrew Roberts, Country Life (Books of the Year) 'A forbidable and impressive book filled wtih valuable insights into a subject that isn't going away any time soon.' Sunday Business Post 'A magisterial tome, broad in scope, powerful in its argument and brimming with healthy rage!riveting.' Evening Standard 'The clearest, sanest and most knowledgeable voice is increasingly that of the historian Michael Burleigh. No one writes so well or so reliably, and this powerful book will give another boost to his reputation.' Daily Mail 'Written in Burleigh's usual cogent and trenchant style, the book can be highly recommended.' Sunday Telegraph Praise for 'Sacred