Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 Review ''Brilliant. . . A book that has the pace of a thriller and the scope of an encyclopedia. . . A very considerable achievement.'' -- New York Review of Books ''Remarkable. . . The writing is vivid; the coverage--of little countries as well as of great ones--is virtually superhuman.'' -- New Yorker ''Massive, kaleidoscopic, and thoroughly readable. . . [Judt's] book now becomes the definitive account of Europe's rise from the ashes and its takeoff into an uncertain future.'' --Time''This is the best history we have of Europe in the postwar period and not likely to be surpassed for many years. . . Here [Judt] combines deep knowledge with a sharply honed style and an eye for the expressive detail. . . This is history writing at its very best.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)''Nobody is more qualified than Judt to combine serious descriptive history with incisive, original political analysis, to cover both Western and Eastern Europe, and to pass stinging yet informed judgments on the behavior and evasions, the deeds and the failings, of his subjects. . . This monumental work is a tour de force.'' --Foreign Affairs  About the Author Tony Judt (1948-2010) was a British historian, essayist, author, editor, and university professor. He specialized in European history, was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor in European Studies at New York University, and director of NYU's Erich Maria Remarque Institute. He was a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement,  the New Republic,  the New York Times, and many other journals in Europe and the United States. In 1996 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2007 a corresponding fellow of the British Academy. His book Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.