Books by Margaret MacMillan
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review 1: This is an excellent review of the events, decisions and agreements leading to the Great War. MacMillan presents a very readable and detailed account of the history of the five major participants in the Great War from the late 19th Century to the fateful August, 1914. It was pa...
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review 1: This is a worthwhile and thought-provoking read. The author, a Canadian historian of "Paris 1919" fame, reflects on the interest of modern society in history and advocates for the objective or non-biased documentation of history via the work of historians. She provides numerous C...
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review 1: Ένα φοβερό βιβλίο για όποιον επιθυμεί να αφουγραστεί κριτικά την Ιστορία,όχι μόνο του 20ου αιώνα αλλά και και την ίδια ως επιστήμη.Το βιβλίο είναι οι λόγοι που εκφώνησε η καθηγήτρια σε σεμινάρια πανεπιστημίου και αποτελούν για μένα τις πιο ξεκάθαρες και ακομπλεξάριστες σκέψεις γύ...
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review 1: I've had this shelved for a year or so and finally picked it up to give it a quick read. The new academic year will start at the end of this month, so I want to begin getting myself gradually into the mental flow of reflecting upon the critical nature of history. I'm giving this ...