In a unique style, this new approach to teaching and learning early twentieth century European history at A level focuses on the key topics within the period to meet the needs of teachers and students studying for revised AS and A2

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Series Introduction -- 1 An Introduction to the Period -- 2 The Era of the First World War, 1890-1919 -- 3 Russia, 1855-1917 -- 4 Imperial and Weimar Germany, 1890-1933 -- 5 Italy, 1918-45 -- 6 Nazi Germany, 1933-45 -- 7 Russia and the Soviet Union, 1918-53 -- 8 International Relations, 1919-39 -- 9 General Conclusion: From AS to A2 -- Biographies of Important Personalities -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Select Bibliography -- Index.

Stephen J. Lee is Head of History at Bromsgrove School. His many books include The European Dictatorships, 1918-1945 (2nd edition, 2000), Hitler and Nazi Germany (1998) and The Weimar Republic (1998).