Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Citizens of London Citizens of London Lynne Olson In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the… OL14909916W
Five Days in London, May 1940 Five Days in London, May 1940 John Lukacs The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940 altered the course of the history of this century, as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. The … OL155635W
Catastrophe Catastrophe Max Hastings From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: the dramatic stretch from the breakdown of diplomacy to the battles -- the Marne, Ypres, Tannenberg -- that marked… OL16808328W
Le crépuscule des tsars Le crépuscule des tsars Maurice Paléologue Nommé ambassadeur de France à Saint-Pétersbourg au printemps 1914, M. Paléologue y reste jusqu'à son rappel, en mai 1917. Durant cette période de fin du régime impérial en Russie, il écrit un journal… OL22072301W
Causes and consequences of World War II Causes and consequences of World War II Robert A. Divine A collection of significant articles presenting "a cross-section of the conflicting interpretations of the role of American Diplomacy in the origins, conduct, and legacy" of World War II. OL4281155W
Franklin and Winston Franklin and Winston Jon Meacham,Jon Meecham The most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of history's towering leaders Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of the Greatest … OL6032793W