Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 Audiobook by Tony Judt

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Title: Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
Author: Tony Judt
Narrator: Ralph Cosham
Format: Unabridged
Length: 43 hrs
Language: English
Release date: 01-07-11
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 791 votes
Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:
A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Named One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review.
Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the worlds most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep listeners through 34 nations and 60 years of political and cultural changeall in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read, thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details, Postwar is a rare joy.
Tony Judt (19482010), the author of 11 books, was Erich Maria Remarque professor of European studies at New York University and director and founder of the Remarque Institute.

Critic Reviews:
A book that has the pace of a thriller and the scope of an encyclopediaA very considerable achievementBrilliant." (
New York Review of Books)
Remarkable. The writing is vivid; the coverageof little countries as well as of great onesis virtually superhuman. (
The New Yorker)
Massive, kaleidoscopic, and thoroughly readable[Judts] book now becomes the definitive account of Europes rise from the ashes and its takeoff into an uncertain future. (
Time)

Members Reviews:
Great book, but not terrific listening
I thought this a really excellent analytical look at post-WWII European history. This isn't straight history, it is historical analysis. The author has a point of view and he isn't shy about sharing it.
That being said, it is way too long and complex for audio to be its best vehicle. Yes, you can listen to it, but no, it wouldn't be my first choice. Lacking access to an index or the ability to flip back and reread a section to establish a context for what the author is currently discussing, I couldn't get as much out of this as I would have liked.
Well written and competently read, there are obvious edits and issues with consistent recording levels that are unacceptable and should be fixed.
The narrator is good, not exceptional. It's definitely worth your time ... but read it in print too.

An intellectual's history
Having grown up in the period following the Second World War and having read a great deal about world events during this period I assumed that I knew most of what would be covered by this book but thought that a British view of European history might be both more interesting and more informed than what I had read previously and hence worth reading. I had no idea how little of what this book covers I actually knew.
I have read many history books covering Europe since the Napoleonic Wars and expected this book to be written in a similar way an accent on political events, the effect of new weapons on policy and the impact of world leaders on the events in their respective nations as well as those around them. I was both disappointed and pleased to find that this book is a very different type of history. World shaping events, such as the fall of communism and the liberation of the Eastern European nations from the Soviet grip, were covered relatively quickly (the decade of the fall of communisms power over Eastern Europe was covered in one chapter) while extensive coverage is given to the intellectual basis for and philosophies of the pro-communist and anti-American movements.