name: Giles MacDonogh
genres: History
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about: Giles MacDonogh (born 1955) is a British writer, historian and translator.MacDonogh has worked as a journalist, most notably for the  Financial Times  (1988–2003), where he covered food, drink and a variety of other subjects. He has also contributed to most of the other important British newspapers, and is a regular contributor to the  Times . As an historian, MacDonogh concentrates on central Europe, principally Germany.He was educated at the City of London School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read modern history. He later carried out historical research at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris.MacDonogh is the author of fourteen books, chiefly about German history; he has also written about gastronomy and wine. In 1988 he Giles MacDonogh (born 1955) is a British writer, historian and translator.MacDonogh has worked as a journalist, most notably for the  Financial Times  (1988–2003), where he covered food, drink and a variety of other subjects. He has also contributed to most of the other important British newspapers, and is a regular contributor to the  Times . As an historian, MacDonogh concentrates on central Europe, principally Germany.He was educated at the City of London School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read modern history. He later carried out historical research at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris.MacDonogh is the author of fourteen books, chiefly about German history; he has also written about gastronomy and wine. In 1988 he won a Glenfiddich Special Award for his first book,  A Palate in Revolution  (Robin Clark) and was shortlisted for the André Simon Award. His books have been translated into French, Italian, Bulgarian, German, Chinese, Slovakian, Spanish, Russian and Polish. Reviewing  1938: Hitler’s Gamble  in  Spectator Magazine , Graham Stewart said: "Giles MacDonogh has repeatedly shown himself to be in the front rank of British scholars of German history. The depth of his human understanding, the judiciousness of his pickings from source material and the quality of his writing make this book at once gripping and grave." ...more