THE FOLIO SOCIETY

Ever since its publication in 1961, The Origins of the Second World War has been lauded as a hugely significant and influential book. In this newly available Folio edition, A. J. P. Taylor’s celebrated text, will continue to enthral readers with its superb prose and remarkable insight.

Through his revelatory interpretation of the dramatic events leading up to World War II, Taylor opened major new lines of historical enquiry on the conflict's causes. His incisive and erudite examination of such key themes as the Treaty of Versailles and its repercussions, Italy’s invasion of Abyssinia, the Austrian Anschluss, the policy of appeasement and the Czechoslovakian crisis illuminates this turbulent period and the roles of its leading players.

Both riveting and thought-provoking, this classic work by one of our most popular historians remains as influential today as when it first appeared nearly half a century ago.