1. Blasting the historical blackout : Professor A.J.P. Taylor's "The origins of the Second World War," its nature, reliability, shortcomings and implications Title: Blasting the historical blackout : Professor A.J.P. Taylor's "The origins of the Second World War," its nature, reliability, shortcomings and implications Date: 1962. Author: Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889-1968. Collecting Area: Political Pamphlets