Out of the Third Reich: Refugee Historians in Postwar Britain

In post-war Britain there was a small but highly influential group of historians who excelled as academic teachers and who made significant contributions to British and international learning. These people share one thing in common - they all fled Hitler's evil regime in the 1930s. In these autobiographical essays, historians reflect on their lives, their teaching and research, and their role as brokers between Britain, Germany and Austria.

In post-war Britain there was a small but highly influential group of historians who excelled as academic teachers and who made significant contributions to British and international learning. These people share one thing in common - they all fled Hitler's evil regime in the 1930s. In these autobiographical essays, historians reflect on their lives, their teaching and research, and their role as brokers between Britain, Germany and Austria.

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A small group of historians who excelled as academic teachers in post- war Britain look back on their remarkable lives which share one thing in common: they all fled Hitler's regime in the 1930s. Born in either Germany or Austria, they came to Britain as children or young adults, and after the war, pursued successful academic careers. In autobiographical essays these historians reflect on their lives, their teaching and research, and on their role as brokers between Britain and their home countries. Their reminiscences are moving testimonies of human suffering in the 20th century, and reflect the belief in the possibility of reconciliation between enemies and the power of reason and enlightenment. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.