The Fortress: The Siege of Przemyśl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands
By: Alexander Watson
4.13
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
In the autumn of 1914 Europe was at war. The battling powers had already suffered casualties on a s…
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By: Adam Zamoyski
4.35
Format: 704 pages, Paperback
Napoleon dominated nearly all of Europe by 1810, largely succeeding in his aim to reign over the ci… read more
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2. The Crimean War: A History
By: Orlando Figes
4.06
Format: 575 pages, Hardcover
From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians," (Financial Times) the definitive account… read more
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By: Alistair Horne
4.29
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3.50
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5.00
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By: Christopher Clark
3.79
Format: None pages,
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3.64
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4.41
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
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"Ecology's implications for capitalism are too horrendous for the capitalist to contemplate."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
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4.00
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4.20
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3.87
Format: 268 pages, Hardcover
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4.50
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4.15
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3.96
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17. The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919
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18. Our Enemies Will Vanish
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4.42
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4.06
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4.34
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4.03
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4.44
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3.90
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30. The Fortress: The Siege of Przemyśl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands
By: Alexander Watson
4.13
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
In the autumn of 1914 Europe was at war. The battling powers had already suffered casualties on a s… read more
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