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A Nasty Little War

The Western Intervention into the Russian Civil War

by Anna Reid ...

**The first comprehensive history of the failed Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War, a decisive turning point in the relationship between Russia and the WestNamed a Best Book of 2024 by Foreign Affairs**Overlapping with and overshadowed by the First World War, the Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War was one of the most ambitious military ventures of the twentieth century. ... Read more

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**The first comprehensive history of the failed Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War, a decisive turning point in the relationship between Russia and the WestNamed a Best Book of 2024 by Foreign Affairs**Overlapping with and overshadowed by the First World War, the Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War was one of the most ambitious military ventures of the twentieth century.
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Vertigo

The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany

by Harald Jähner ...

The dramatic and consequential history of Germany’s short-lived experiment with democracy between the world wars, when vibrant cultural experimentation collided with political and economic turmoilOut of the ashes of the First World War, Germany launched an unprecedented political project: its first democratic government. The Weimar Republic, named for the city where it was established, endured for ... Read more

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The dramatic and consequential history of Germany’s short-lived experiment with democracy between the world wars, when vibrant cultural experimentation collided with political and economic turmoilOut of the ashes of the First World War, Germany launched an unprecedented political project: its first democratic government. The Weimar Republic, named for the city where it was established, endured for
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The Last Tsar

The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs

by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa ...

The definitive history of the self-destruction of the autocratic Romanov dynasty.**“Filled with revelations and fresh insights and rich with observations.” —**The Wall Street JournalIn 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of overlapping crises, from war to social unrest, that culminated in Tsar Nicholas II’s dramatic fall from power. Though Nicholas’s life is often described as tragic, a trove of ... Read more

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The definitive history of the self-destruction of the autocratic Romanov dynasty.**“Filled with revelations and fresh insights and rich with observations.” —**The Wall Street JournalIn 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of overlapping crises, from war to social unrest, that culminated in Tsar Nicholas II’s dramatic fall from power. Though Nicholas’s life is often described as tragic, a trove of
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The Pity of War

Explaining World War I

by Niall Ferguson ...

From a bestselling historian, a daringly revisionist history of World War I.“A rich and provocative book, evocative and heartbreaking.” — AtlanticThe Pity of War makes a simple and provocative argument: the human atrocity known as the Great War was entirely England’s fault. According to Niall Ferguson, England entered into war based on naive assumptions of German aims, thereby transforming a ... Read more

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From a bestselling historian, a daringly revisionist history of World War I.“A rich and provocative book, evocative and heartbreaking.” — AtlanticThe Pity of War makes a simple and provocative argument: the human atrocity known as the Great War was entirely England’s fault. According to Niall Ferguson, England entered into war based on naive assumptions of German aims, thereby transforming a
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The Winter Bride

The instant Sunday Times Bestseller and the captivating third book in the Rags to Riches series

by Rosie Goodwin ...

Series Book 3 - The Rags to Riches series
'A heartwarming saga fans will love' Woman's Weekly'The new Catherine Cookson' Coventry Evening TelegraphNuneaton, 1922After a difficult childhood in the workhouse, never knowing her real family, and the horrors of the battlefields of the First World War, Annie has finally found her place in the world. With a thriving business, the love of her adopted family and a kind, generous f... ... Read more

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'A heartwarming saga fans will love' Woman's Weekly'The new Catherine Cookson' Coventry Evening TelegraphNuneaton, 1922After a difficult childhood in the workhouse, never knowing her real family, and the horrors of the battlefields of the First World War, Annie has finally found her place in the world. With a thriving business, the love of her adopted family and a kind, generous f...
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The Sleepwalkers

How Europe Went to War in 1914

by Christopher Clark ...

“A monumental new volume. . . . Revelatory, even revolutionary. . . . Clark has done a masterful job explaining the inexplicable.” — Boston GlobeOne of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)Historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.Drawing on new schol... ... Read more

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“A monumental new volume. . . . Revelatory, even revolutionary. . . . Clark has done a masterful job explaining the inexplicable.” — Boston GlobeOne of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)Historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.Drawing on new schol...
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Russia

Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921

by Antony Beevor ...

**“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.**Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the ... Read more

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**“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.**Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the
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The Eastern Front

A History of the Great War, 1914-1918

by Nick Lloyd ...

Series Book 2 - The Great War Trilogy
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Economist Best Book of the Year“[A] superb history…so much has been forgotten, including the course of the war in the east across multiple theaters of operation and the strategies pursued by both sides. It is all this and more that Mr. Lloyd has resurrected in compelling detail.” —Economist“Harrowing.… [E]xcellent.… [A] masterly study.” —William Anthony Hay, Wall ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Economist Best Book of the Year“[A] superb history…so much has been forgotten, including the course of the war in the east across multiple theaters of operation and the strategies pursued by both sides. It is all this and more that Mr. Lloyd has resurrected in compelling detail.” —Economist“Harrowing.… [E]xcellent.… [A] masterly study.” —William Anthony Hay, Wall
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And We Go On

A Memoir of the Great War

by Will R. Bird ...

Series Book 229 - Carleton Library Series
In the autumn of 1915 Will Bird was working on a farm in Saskatchewan when the ghost of his brother Stephen, killed by German mines in France, appeared before him in uniform. Rattled, Bird rushed home to Nova Scotia and enlisted in the army to take his dead brother's place. And We Go On is a remarkable and harrowing memoir of his two years in the trenches of the Western Front, from October 1916 ... Read more

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In the autumn of 1915 Will Bird was working on a farm in Saskatchewan when the ghost of his brother Stephen, killed by German mines in France, appeared before him in uniform. Rattled, Bird rushed home to Nova Scotia and enlisted in the army to take his dead brother's place. And We Go On is a remarkable and harrowing memoir of his two years in the trenches of the Western Front, from October 1916
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Wartime Blues for the Harpers Girls

A heartwarming historical saga from bestseller Rosie Clarke

by Rosie Clarke ...

Series Book 5 - Welcome To Harpers Emporium
The eagerly awaited next book in Rosie Clarke Harpers Emporium series - follow the lives of The Harpers Girls...Friendship, tears, laughter and enduring love help the Harpers girls survive…Oxford Street, London 1917As the Americans enter the War, there is renewed energy in the war effort. With husbands and sons fighting for freedom, the women of Harpers are left to tackle the day-to-day affairs at ... Read more

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The eagerly awaited next book in Rosie Clarke Harpers Emporium series - follow the lives of The Harpers Girls...Friendship, tears, laughter and enduring love help the Harpers girls survive…Oxford Street, London 1917As the Americans enter the War, there is renewed energy in the war effort. With husbands and sons fighting for freedom, the women of Harpers are left to tackle the day-to-day affairs at
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Clementine Churchill. La femme du lion

by Béatrix de l'Aulnoit, Philippe Alexandre ...

Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23 ... Read more

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Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23
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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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"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
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Goodbye to All That

by Robert Graves ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life.It also contains memorable encounters with ... Read more

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In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life.It also contains memorable encounters with
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Dead Wake

The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

by Erik Larson ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania“Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly“Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR“Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. MartinOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania“Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly“Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR“Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. MartinOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English
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The Radium Girls

The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

by Kate Moore ...

A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller!"The glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." —NPR BooksDiscover the gripping and inspiring true story of The Radium Girls, a groundbreaking work by acclaimed author Kate Moore. Immerse yourself in this compelling narrative that unravels the extraordinary lives of these fearless women who fought against all ... Read more

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A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller!"The glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." —NPR BooksDiscover the gripping and inspiring true story of The Radium Girls, a groundbreaking work by acclaimed author Kate Moore. Immerse yourself in this compelling narrative that unravels the extraordinary lives of these fearless women who fought against all
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The Rise of Global Powers

International Politics in the Era of the World Wars

by Anthony D'Agostino ...

Does a system of great powers necessarily imply a struggle for world primacy? Do great states merely hold onto what is theirs, or do they reach for more? Anthony D'Agostino offers a fascinating new answer to these questions through a fundamental reassessment of the international history of the first half of the twentieth century. From the spatial limits of a purely European great power politics ... Read more

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Does a system of great powers necessarily imply a struggle for world primacy? Do great states merely hold onto what is theirs, or do they reach for more? Anthony D'Agostino offers a fascinating new answer to these questions through a fundamental reassessment of the international history of the first half of the twentieth century. From the spatial limits of a purely European great power politics
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Weimar

Life on the Edge of Catastrophe

by Katja Hoyer ...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the author of the international bestseller Beyond the Wall**, a history of interwar Germany told through the town of Weimar, the cultural capital that was both the birthplace of the country’s first full democracy and a launchpad for the Nazis.**“Katja Hoyer is a humane and compassionate writer, and her gripping book is poignant reading in our present circumstances.” ... Read more

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AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the author of the international bestseller Beyond the Wall**, a history of interwar Germany told through the town of Weimar, the cultural capital that was both the birthplace of the country’s first full democracy and a launchpad for the Nazis.**“Katja Hoyer is a humane and compassionate writer, and her gripping book is poignant reading in our present circumstances.”
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To the Last Man

Spring 1918

by Lyn Macdonald ...

'Hers is a formidable achievement.' - Sebastian FaulksThis is the account of the battle, the retreat and the stand at Amiens which saved the city, secured the line, and caused Ludendorff to call off his offensive in the spring of 1918. But mostly it is the story of the men who took part: the Commanders, the weary, resolute British Tommies, the exultant Germans, the French poilus rushed up to ... Read more

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'Hers is a formidable achievement.' - Sebastian FaulksThis is the account of the battle, the retreat and the stand at Amiens which saved the city, secured the line, and caused Ludendorff to call off his offensive in the spring of 1918. But mostly it is the story of the men who took part: the Commanders, the weary, resolute British Tommies, the exultant Germans, the French poilus rushed up to
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A Mad Catastrophe

The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire

by Geoffrey Wawro ...

A masterful account of the Hapsburg Empire's bumbling entrance into World War I, and its rapid collapse on the Eastern FrontThe Austro-Hungarian army that attacked Russia and Serbia in August 1914 had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging obsolete weapons, the Habsburg troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would ... Read more

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A masterful account of the Hapsburg Empire's bumbling entrance into World War I, and its rapid collapse on the Eastern FrontThe Austro-Hungarian army that attacked Russia and Serbia in August 1914 had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging obsolete weapons, the Habsburg troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would
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Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men

by Peter FitzSimons ...

The must-read story of the boy from Brisbane who became a wartime hero and aviation trailblazer.In an action-packed life, the indomitable 'Smithy' went from fighting as a soldier amid the carnage of Gallipoli and the Western Front to taking to the skies against the likes of the Red Baron - for which he won the Military Cross for gallantry - before becoming the greatest peacetime aviator of his ... Read more

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The must-read story of the boy from Brisbane who became a wartime hero and aviation trailblazer.In an action-packed life, the indomitable 'Smithy' went from fighting as a soldier amid the carnage of Gallipoli and the Western Front to taking to the skies against the likes of the Red Baron - for which he won the Military Cross for gallantry - before becoming the greatest peacetime aviator of his
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Le Monde d’hier

Souvenirs d’un Européen ÉDITION INTÉGRALE, BIOGRAPHIE INCLUSE

by Stefan Zweig ...

Series series Oeuvres de Stefan Zweig
Le Monde d’hier : Souvenirs d’un Européen de Stefan Zweig, publié à titre posthume en 1948, est l’autobiographie spirituelle et le testament littéraire de l’écrivain autrichien. C’est l’un des témoignages les plus poignants, lucides et universels sur la tragédie de l’Europe au cours de la première moitié du XXe siècle.À travers le récit de sa propre vie, depuis sa jeunesse dorée dans la Vienne fin ... Read more

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Le Monde d’hier : Souvenirs d’un Européen de Stefan Zweig, publié à titre posthume en 1948, est l’autobiographie spirituelle et le testament littéraire de l’écrivain autrichien. C’est l’un des témoignages les plus poignants, lucides et universels sur la tragédie de l’Europe au cours de la première moitié du XXe siècle.À travers le récit de sa propre vie, depuis sa jeunesse dorée dans la Vienne fin
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The Guns of August

The Outbreak of World War I; Barbara W. Tuchman's Great War Series

by Barbara W. Tuchman ...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • “A brilliant piece of military history which proves up to the hilt the force of Winston Churchill’s statement that the first month of World War I was ‘a drama never surpassed.’”—NewsweekSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeIn this landmark account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: ... Read more

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • “A brilliant piece of military history which proves up to the hilt the force of Winston Churchill’s statement that the first month of World War I was ‘a drama never surpassed.’”—NewsweekSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeIn this landmark account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I:
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The Great Halifax Explosion

A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism

by John U. Bacon ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * by the author ofThe Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund FitzgeraldThe "riveting" (National Post) tick-tock account of the largest manmade explosion in history prior to the atomic bomb, and the equally astonishing tales of survival and heroism that emerged from the ashes“Enthralling. ... Gripping. ... A captivating and emotionally investing journey.” —Pittsbur... ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * by the author ofThe Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund FitzgeraldThe "riveting" (National Post) tick-tock account of the largest manmade explosion in history prior to the atomic bomb, and the equally astonishing tales of survival and heroism that emerged from the ashes“Enthralling. ... Gripping. ... A captivating and emotionally investing journey.” —Pittsbur...
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Muse of Fire

World War I as Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets

by Michael Korda ...

The First World War comes to harrowing life through the intertwined lives of the soldier poets in Michael Korda’s epic Muse of Fire.Michael Korda, the best-selling author of Hero and Alone, tells the story of the First World War not in any conventional way but through the intertwined lives of the soldier poets who came to describe it best, and indeed to symbolize the war’s tragic arc and lethal ... Read more

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The First World War comes to harrowing life through the intertwined lives of the soldier poets in Michael Korda’s epic Muse of Fire.Michael Korda, the best-selling author of Hero and Alone, tells the story of the First World War not in any conventional way but through the intertwined lives of the soldier poets who came to describe it best, and indeed to symbolize the war’s tragic arc and lethal
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