Rereading this over 5 days in May 2020 I am amazed by Lieven’s command of Russian sources. His analysis is cogent. What comes out clearly…
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Tag: History of France
By Barbara Tuchman
Barbara Tuchman is not a familiar name to most readers nowadays. But in the 1960s she was a prolific writer of history book. Some of…
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Excellent – Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940–44
A wonderful atmospheric story of the 5000 Americans who chose to remain in Paris under Nazi occupation. There is such a vast literature on World…
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Comprehensive – And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-occupied Paris
There are 3 recent excellent books on life in occupied Paris- 1. And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris (Vintage) by Alan…
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Trilogy of French and Russian war
This trilogy is a wonderful reassessment of the war between the French and Russian empires. Using extensive French, Russian, German and Polish diaries, memoirs and…
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Beautiful coffee table book – The Longest Day
This is an illustrated edition published for the 70th anniversary of D-day. Its strengths are that it contains the entire text of the original book,…
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An excellent brief account – D-Day (Turning Points in History)
Readers looking for a detailed history of Operation Overlord should look elsewhere. This concise history of 180 pages is more for the reader who is…
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A fitting 75th anniversary tribute – The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
This newly published book to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Paris is a short book as Smith is 86 years old. But…
View More A fitting 75th anniversary tribute – The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light