324:(1942–2008), Addison was among the first of a new generation of academic historians to examine the history of the Second World War critically without having personally experienced it. His doctoral studies addressed political opposition to the
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in 1975. It has been described as "a landmark in the writing of contemporary history" in
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and the post-war period. Addison was part of the first generation of academic historians to study the conflict and is most notable for
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Time to Kill: The
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Now the War is Over: A Social History of Britain, 1945-1951
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