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Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A pathbreaking account of the continuing ethnic and state violence after the end of WWI--conflicts that more than anything else set the stage for WWII"--Provided by publisher.
"An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I--conflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth century. For the Western allies, November 11, 1918 has always been a solemn date--the end of fighting that had destroyed...
522) La espía
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
A novel of Mata Hari's final days, as written by the woman herself while accused of espionage.
In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. The story of her celebrated yet mysterious life as an exotic dancer and courtesan, and her controversial execution as a spy during the First World War unfolds as a fascinating first-person narrative of self-creation...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The award-winning author of The Vertigo Years argues that in the aftermath of World War I, Western culture redirected energies into hedonistic, aesthetic and intellectual adventures of self-discovery in ways that triggered world-changing innovations.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Pulitzer-finalist author of Gandhi and Churchill chronicles the intertwined stories of consequential world leaders Woodrow Wilson and Vladimir Lenin, revealing unexpected commonalities between the two men and their enduring influence on today's world.
525) The eye in the door
Author
Series
Regeneration trilogy (Pat Barker) volume 2
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1918. On the battlefields of France, a mammoth German offensive threatens the English army with defeat. In England itself, a beleaguered government and panic-stricken, vengeful public seek scapegoats. Two groups are targeted for persecution and prosecution: pacifists and homosexuals. Many are jailed, others lead dangerous double lives; and "the eye in the door" becomes a symbol of the paranoia that threatens to destroy the very fabric...
526) Rusted souls
Author
Series
Inspector Tom Harper mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Retirement beckons for Chief Constable Tom Harper. Can he stop a spiralling crime spree involving love letters, robbery and murder before he hangs up his boots for good? "A knockout conclusion . . . Series devotees will be thrilled" Publishers Weekly Starred Review "An excellent procedural . . . [that] ties up all the loose ends and breaks your heart" Kirkus Reviews Starred Review Leeds, 1920. Chief Constable Tom Harper of Leeds City Police has...
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