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  • The First World War

    A Complete History

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    "A stunning achievement of research and storytelling" that weaves together the major fronts of WWI into a single, sweeping narrative ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).It was to be the war to end all wars, and it began at 11:15 on the morning of June 28, 1914, in an outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called Sarajevo. It would officially end nearly five years later. Unofficially, however, it ... Read more

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  • Churchill

    A Life

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    "A richly textured and deeply moving portrait of greatness" ( Los Angeles Times).In this masterful book, prize-winning historian and authorized Churchill biographer Martin Gilbert weaves together the research from his eight-volume biography of the elder statesman into one single volume, and includes new information unavailable at the time of the original work's publication.Spanning Churchill's ... Read more

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  • The Second World War

    A Complete History

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    "Mr. Gilbert brings the strongest possible credentials to his history of World War II, and the result is a magisterial work" ( The New York Times).In the hands of master historian Martin Gilbert, the complex and compelling story of the Second World War comes to life. This narrative captures the perspectives of leading politicians and war commanders, journalists, civilians, and ordinary soldiers, ... Read more

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  • Israel

    A History

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    "The most comprehensive account of Israeli history yet published" (Efraim Karsh, The Sunday Telegraph).Fleeing persecution in Europe, thousands of Jewish immigrants settled in Palestine after World War II. Renowned historian Martin Gilbert crafts a riveting account of Israel's turbulent history, from the birth of the Zionist movement under Theodor Herzl to the unexpected declaration of its ... Read more

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  • The Holocaust

    The Human Tragedy

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    The renowned historian weaves a definitive account of the Holocaust—from Hitler's rise to power to the final defeat of the Nazis in 1945.Rich with eyewitness accounts, incisive interviews, and first-hand source materials—including documentation from the Eichmann and Nuremberg war crime trials—this sweeping narrative begins with an in-depth historical analysis of the origins of anti-Semitism in ... Read more

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  • Continue to Pester, Nag and Bite

    Churchill's War Leadership

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    Renowned Churchill historian Sir Martin Gilbert examines Winston Churchill’s War Leadership.Continue to Pester, Nag and Bite is the complete text of the 2004 Barbara Frum Historical Lecture, given at the University of Toronto. This annual lecture “on a subject of contemporary interest in historical perspective” was established in memory of Barbara Frum and will be broadcast on CBC Radio One’s ... Read more

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  • Winston S. Churchill: The Challenge of War, 1914–1916

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    Series Book 3 - Winston S. Churchill Biography
    Volume three of this authoritative Churchill biography chronicles his years of triumphant leadership in the Admiralty during World War I.Acclaimed British historian Sir Martin Gilbert continues the official biography of Sir Winston S. Churchill the eventful period between 1914 and 1916, with a full account of his achievements as first lord of the Admiralty during the Great War. These include ... Read more

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  • The Roots of Appeasement

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    An in-depth look at the misguided foreign policy of appeasement towards Hitler and the Third Reich during World War II—from a world renowned historian.World War II and its attendant horrors arguably began in the British policy of appeasement of the Nazi rise to power between the First and Second World Wars.In this compelling work, Martin Gilbert walks the reader through several decades of behavior ... Read more

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  • In Search of Churchill

    A Historian's Journey

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    Penetrating . . . beautifully rounds out and humanizes the character of the greatest statesman of the twentieth century. —San Francisco Chronicle"A multifaceted gem, sparkling with anecdotes and insights about the nature of biography, the challenges and rewards of historical research, and of course Winston Churchill." —Richmond Times-Dispatch"Everything about Winston Churchill is extraordinary. ... Read more

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  • History of the Twentieth Century

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    A chronological compilation of twentieth-century world events in one volume—from the acclaimed historian and biographer of Winston S. Churchill.The twentieth century has been one of the most unique in human history. It has seen the rise of some of humanity's most important advances to date, as well as many of its most violent and terrifying wars. This is a condensed version of renowned historian ... Read more

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  • The Story of the Jewish People

    Letters to Auntie Fori

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    A history of Judaism written in letters from historian Martin Gilbert to his acquaintance in India, who wants to learn more about her ancestry.At her ninetieth birthday celebration in New Delhi, "Auntie Fori" revealed to her longtime acquaintance, Sir Martin Gilbert, that she was not of Indian birth but actually Hungarian—and Jewish. She did not know what this Jewish identity involved, ... Read more

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  • Auschwitz and the Allies

    A Devastating Account of How the Allies Responded to the News of Hitler's Mass Murder

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    A thorough analysis of Allied actions after learning about the horrors of Nazi concentration camps—includes survivors' firsthand accounts.Why did they wait so long? Among the myriad questions of what the Allies could have done differently in World War II, understanding why it took them so long to respond to the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps—specifically Auschwitz—remains vital today.In ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook