A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
By: Mark Galeotti
3.88
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, lively and short form, using the country's …
Want to Read $ 19.99"History always wins."-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
"As ever, though, facts take second place when it comes to building narratives of power and authority"-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
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1. A Short History of England
By: Simon Jenkins
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
England's history is the most exciting of any nation on Earth. Its triumphs and disasters are insta… read more
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2. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
By: Serhii Plokhy
3.87
Format: 268 pages, Hardcover
Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political… read more
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3. A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
By: Mark Galeotti
3.88
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, lively and short form, using the country's … read more
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"History always wins."-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
"As ever, though, facts take second place when it comes to building narratives of power and authority"-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
4. Our Enemies Will Vanish
By: Yaroslav Trofimov
4.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people… read more
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5. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
6. How They Broke Britain
By: James O'Brien
4.29
Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition
The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more
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7. The Shortest History of Germany
By: James Hawes
3.72
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
Read in an afternoon. Remember for a lifetime. In his acclaimed new bestseller, now in paperback, … read more
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"Anyone who thinks of the Germans as a naturally bellicose people should recall that Prussia-Germany was the only one of the continental powers in the run-up to 1914 whose elite seriously feared that …"-James Hawes, The Shortest History of Germany
8. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918
By: Katja Hoyer
4.17
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable… read more
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9. Hitler and Stalin: The Tyrants and the Second World War
By: Laurence Rees
4.53
Format: 488 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning historian plumbs the depths of Hitler and Stalin's vicious regimes, and shows the … read more
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10. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land
By: Jacob Mikanowski
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Eastern Europe is disappearing. Not off the map of course, but as an idea. Today it calls to min… read more
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11. The Story of Russia
By: Orlando Figes
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
“This is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern R… read more
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12. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
By: David H. Petraeus
4.06
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more
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"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
13. The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
By: Sean McFate
3.96
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
"Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu." -Admiral James Stavridis (retired), former Supreme Al… read more
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14. The Shortest History of England
By: James Hawes
3.73
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
As James Hawes moves through time, from Caesar to Brexit, through conquests, empires and wars, he w… read more
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15. The Shortest History of the Soviet Union
By: Sheila Fitzpatrick
3.85
Format: None pages, ebook
In 1917, Bolshevik revolutionaries came to power in the war-torn Russian Empire in a way that defie… read more
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"Huge amounts of blood were shed to make and maintain the Soviet Union. Some of it was the blood of idealists, some of thugs and careerists, but most of it was the blood of ordinary people whose main …"-Sheila Fitzpatrick, The Shortest History of the Soviet Union
"The Marxist prediction that capitalism would ultimately collapse and be replaced by socialism (Khrushchev’s tactless ‘We will bury you!’) had been a comfort to Soviet Communists as they struggled aga…"-Sheila Fitzpatrick, The Shortest History of the Soviet Union
16. The Shortest History of China
By: Linda Jaivin
4.01
Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition
From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, m… read more
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17. The Shortest History of Greece
By: James Heneage
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Philosophy, art, democracy, language, even computers -- our world has been shaped by the products o… read more
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18. The Shortest History of War
By: Gwynne Dyer
4.01
Format: None pages, None
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19. A Message from Ukraine
By: Volodymyr Zelensky
4.64
Format: 134 pages, Hardcover
An urgent call to arms from Time’s Person of the Year, the Ukrainian leader whose unwavering courag… read more
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"Ukraine did not seek greatness. But Ukraine has become great."-Volodymyr Zelensky, A Message from Ukraine
20. Putin și putinismul
By: Françoise Thom
4.28
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Cum să definim regimul putinist? Este oare vorba de un autoritarism camuflat sub aparențe democrati… read more
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21. Posh Boys
By: Robert Verkaik
3.85
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Imagine a world where leaders are able to pass power directly to their children. These children are… read more
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