I Wish I'd Been There (R)

Book Two: European History

Nonfiction, History, European General, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
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Author: Byron Hollinshead, Theodore K. Rabb ISBN: 9780307456557
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: June 9, 2009
Imprint: Anchor Language: English
Author: Byron Hollinshead, Theodore K. Rabb
ISBN: 9780307456557
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: June 9, 2009
Imprint: Anchor
Language: English

“What is the scene or incident in European history that you would like to have witnessed-and why?”

With lively and detailed accounts of some of the most dramatic events in history, some of our finest historical writers now turn their attention to Europe in this companion volume to I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic Events that Changed America.

Guided by peerless scholars such as Paul Kennedy, John Keegan, Ross King, Freeman Dyson, and Katherine Duncan-Jones, readers will be transported to the signing of Magna Carta, the Versailles Conference, the German surrender in WWII on Luneburg Heath, and other key turning points in the drama of European history. These essays encompass two millenia and an entire continent, addressing issues of politics, law, religion, peace and war, science and the arts, and social change, all telescoped into finely observed narratives. The result is an historical pageant of characters and episodes that will attract and delight all readers of history.

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“What is the scene or incident in European history that you would like to have witnessed-and why?”

With lively and detailed accounts of some of the most dramatic events in history, some of our finest historical writers now turn their attention to Europe in this companion volume to I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic Events that Changed America.

Guided by peerless scholars such as Paul Kennedy, John Keegan, Ross King, Freeman Dyson, and Katherine Duncan-Jones, readers will be transported to the signing of Magna Carta, the Versailles Conference, the German surrender in WWII on Luneburg Heath, and other key turning points in the drama of European history. These essays encompass two millenia and an entire continent, addressing issues of politics, law, religion, peace and war, science and the arts, and social change, all telescoped into finely observed narratives. The result is an historical pageant of characters and episodes that will attract and delight all readers of history.

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