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When did the English Civil war happen?
1642–1651
Was it well received by the readers?
What esle did you find interesting about Hugh Trevor-Roper?
In 1973, Trevor-Roper in the foreword to a book by John Röhl endorsed the view that Germany was largely responsible for the First World War.
Did Hugh Trevor-Roper share the idea that Germany was largely responsible for the First World War with others in writing?
He claimed this theory had been promoted by the German government's policy of selective publication of documents, aided and abetted by most German historians in a policy of self-censorship.
Did Hugh Trevor-Roper write anything else during this time?
Did Hugh Trevor-Roper receive any bad critiques?

Question: Why did he attack?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Hugh Trevor-Roper attack?