"Judt's massive, learned, brilliantly detailed account of Europe's recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama even as it sets off detonations on almost every page." –
The New York Times Book Review "Remarkable . . . The writing is vivid; the coverage-of little countries as well as of great ones-is virtually superhuman; and above all, the book is smart. Every page contains unexpected data, or a fresh observation, or a familar observation freshly turned." –
Louis Menand, The New Yorker "Impressive . . . Mr. Judt writes with enormous authority." –
The Wall Street Journal "Magisterial . . . It is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, authoritative, and yes, readable postwar history." –
The Boston Globe "Brave and remakable." –
The Washington Post "Brilliant . . . A book that has the pace of a thriller and the scope of an encyclopedia . . . A very considerable achievement." –
The New York Review of Books "Not likely to be surpassed for many years. . . . This is history writing at its best." –
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
