Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Churchill Churchill John Lukacs "John Lukacs has spent a lifetime considering the complex personality and statesmanship of Winston Churchill. In previous books Lukacs told the story of Churchill's titanic struggle with Adolf Hitler… OL155630W
The Life and Thought of Herbert Butterfield The Life and Thought of Herbert Butterfield Michael Bentley This book is the first biography of the celebrated historian Sir Herbert Butterfield, written with exclusive access to private sources. Once recalled only for The Whig Interpretation of History (1931… OL16095997W
The medieval Python The medieval Python Terry Jones,Robert F. Yeager,Toshiyuki Takamiya "The Medieval Python: Essays presented to Terry Jones on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday collects original essays by eighteen prominent medievalists in literature and history to celebrate the… OL16442315W
Herbert Butterfield Herbert Butterfield Kenneth B. McIntyre "The most original historian of his generation." That is how the celebrated British academic Noel Annan described Herbert Butterfield (1900–1979), a profound and prolific writer who made important co… OL16471191W
The autobiography of Gerald of Wales The autobiography of Gerald of Wales Giraldus Cambrensis "The autobiography of Gerald of Wales, translated from the Latin, offers a compelling picture of medieval life"--Provided by publisher. OL4576598W
Helen Maria Williams and the Age of Revolution Helen Maria Williams and the Age of Revolution Deborah Kennedy "Helen Maria Williams (1761-1827) had a long and prolific career as a writer: she was a celebrated British poet, an influential translator of works of French literature and history, and an important … OL6214994W