European Dictatorships 1918-1945

European Dictatorships, 1918-1945 surveys the extraordinary circumstances leading to, and arising from, the transformation of over half of Europe's states to dictatorships between the first and the second world wars. From the notorious dictatorships of Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin to less well-known states and leaders, Stephen J. Lee scrutinizes the experiences of Russia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern European states. Building on its previous success as an invaluable textbook, this third edition has been revised throughout to include recent historical research. Along with a comparative timeline to contextualise the events that occurred across Europe and an addition section on Turkey, this edition also includes a completely new chapter on the types of dictatorship which explores the phenomenon of dictatorship itself and the widely different forms it can take. Extensively illustrated with images, maps and diagrams, European Dictatorships 19181945 is a clear, detailed and highly accessible analysis of the tumultuous events of early twentieth-century Europe.Stephen J. Lee is the author of 'European Dictatorships 1918-1945', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415454841 and ISBN 0415454840.