Roger Moorhouse
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Roger Moorhouse (born 1968) is a British historian and author. Though born in Stockport, Cheshire, he was raised in Hertfordshire and was educated at Berkhamsted School. Inspired by the East European Revolutions of 1989, he enrolled in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of London University in 1990 to study history and politics. He graduated with an MA in 1994 and has since studied at the universities of Düsseldorf and Strathclyde.
Whilst a student, Moorhouse began working as a researcher for Professor Norman Davies. He collaborated with Professor Davies on many of the latter’s recent publications, including , The Isles, and Rising ’44. This working relationship culminated in 2002 with the publication, in three languages, of a co-authored study of the history of the city of Wrocław (the former German Breslau) entitled .
2006 saw the publication of Killing Hitler, Moorhouse’s first solo book. An account of the numerous attempts on Hitler’s life, the book was a critical and commercial success and is published in a further ten languages, including German, Spanish, Russian, Italian and Japanese.
A fluent German speaker, Moorhouse is a specialist in modern German and Central European History and is a regular contributor to both History Today and the BBC History (magazine). A member of the British-German Association, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Moorhouse is married with two children and lives in Buckinghamshire.
Whilst a student, Moorhouse began working as a researcher for Professor Norman Davies. He collaborated with Professor Davies on many of the latter’s recent publications, including , The Isles, and Rising ’44. This working relationship culminated in 2002 with the publication, in three languages, of a co-authored study of the history of the city of Wrocław (the former German Breslau) entitled .
2006 saw the publication of Killing Hitler, Moorhouse’s first solo book. An account of the numerous attempts on Hitler’s life, the book was a critical and commercial success and is published in a further ten languages, including German, Spanish, Russian, Italian and Japanese.
A fluent German speaker, Moorhouse is a specialist in modern German and Central European History and is a regular contributor to both History Today and the BBC History (magazine). A member of the British-German Association, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Moorhouse is married with two children and lives in Buckinghamshire.
Books authored
- Moorhouse, R. & Davies, N. (2002). Microcosm: Portait of a Central European City. Cape. ISBN 0-224-06243-3
- Moorhouse, R. (2006). Killing Hitler. Cape. ISBN 0-224-07121-1
See also
External links
- rogermoorhouse.com Official site, including contact details
Stockport
Population 136,082 (2001 Census)
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Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
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Population 136,082 (2001 Census)
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Metropolitan borough Stockport
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
Region North West
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Berkhamsted Collegiate School
Motto virtus laudata crescit (Latin)
"greatness increases with praise"
festina lente (Latin)
"hurry slowly"
Established 1541
1997 as presently constituted
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Motto virtus laudata crescit (Latin)
"greatness increases with praise"
festina lente (Latin)
"hurry slowly"
Established 1541
1997 as presently constituted
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Revolutions of 1989 were a revolutionary wave that swept across Central and Eastern Europe in the autumn of 1989, ending in the overthrow of Soviet-style communist states within the space of a few months.
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The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) is the largest national centre in the UK for the study of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, and Russia.
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University of London is a university based primarily in London. It is the second-largest university in the United Kingdom (after the Open University), with 135,090 campus-based students and over 40,000 in the University of London External Programme.
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Norman Davies FBA (born June 8, 1939 in Bolton, Lancashire) is an English historian of Welsh descent, noted for his publications on the history of Poland, Europe and the British Isles.
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This List of Adolf Hitler Books is an annotated bibliography using APA style citations of the many books related to Adolf Hitler. There are thousands of books written about Hitler; therefore, the list has been segregated into groups to make the list more manageable.
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