This page brings together free online books, topic searches and Open Access resources related to the history of Europe since 1918, including the world wars, political movements, reconstruction, and modern society. The materials range from older public domain works to modern scholarly studies.
The Topics section below helps readers find books and documents within the huge Internet Archive collection, which includes periodicals and other materials, from older historical works to recent publications. Each topic link generates an Internet Archive search focused on that subject. Browsing the topics and selecting those of interest is usually easier and more effective than searching Internet Archive directly.
The section below Topics provides links to related modern Open Access books. See that section for more information.
Topics – PDF Books on 20th and 21st Century Europe – 21Century
The topic links below lead to Internet Archive search results related to the history of Europe since 1918. Each link opens a books-and-documents search focused on a particular topic.
Search results generally include fully readable books, periodicals, and other documents. For some subjects, Internet Archive also contains other media, such as images, audio, or video files. These can be selected from the media options above the search results. Filters on the left side of Internet Archive pages can help narrow search results by year, language, or related subjects.
- 20th Century Civilization
- 20th Century Description and Travel
- 20th Century France
- 20th Century Germany
- 20th Century Great Britain
- 20th Century Italy
- 20th Century Manners and Customs
- 20th Century Russia
- 20th Century Turkey
- 20th Century World
- 21st Century
- 21st Century Civilization
- 21st Century France
- 21st Century Germany
- 21st Century Great Britain
- 21st Century Italy
- 21st Century Russia
- 21st Century Turkey
- 21st Century World
- Biography 20th Century
- Cold War
- Eastern Europe History 20th Century
- Economic conditions 20th century
- Economic conditions 20th century
- Europe, Central 21stCentury
- Europe, Eastern 21st Century
- Europe, Northern 21st Century
- Europe, Southern
- European Union History
- Fascism 20th Century
- Foreign relations 1918-1945
- Foreign relations 1945-
- History 1918-1945
- History 20th Century
- History 21st Century
- History Military 20th century
- History Military 21st Century
- Intellectual life 20th century
- Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
- Jews 20th Century
- Military Campaigns 20th Century
- National Socialism 20th Century
- Politics & Government 1918-1945
- Politics & Government 1945-
- Politics & Government 20th Century
- Politics & Government 21st Century
- Refugees 20th Century
- Social conditions 20th century
- Socialism 20th Century
- Soviet Union
- Women 20th Century
- World War (1939-1945)
Open Access Books on 20th and 21st Century Europe PDF Free Download
The Open Access books and other materials below are modern works made freely available online by universities, academic publishers, the Library of Congress, and other organizations. Many reflect current scholarship and research.
Some works may only be read online, but many can also be downloaded as PDF or EPUB files.
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