Books by Peter Englund
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review 1: Reading this book is a feat in and of itself. After you get far enough into the book to know you cannot escape, you have to grit your teeth and slog through these heavier closing chapters, wondering how it will end and what will happen to these voices you've grown to love, root f...
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review 1: A través de los recuerdos personales de varios protagonistas de la contienda (unos en el frente, otros en casa) el narrador construye una visión del avance de la guerra en la que el entusiasmo patriota va dejando paso al miedo y al hastío. Interesante porque la narración en prime...
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review 1: I'm glad I read this after reading multiple non-fiction books on WWI - that allowed me to enjoy the stories having a lot of context.I gave it 3 stars because while I enjoyed the book, it was rather easy for me to put it down. The nature of the method used - short sections - 2-3 ...
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review 1: The book is a narrative of WWI, told through the journal entries & letters of people affected by the war. I expected it to be disjointed and choppy, but it just continued to flow and I couldn't put it down. One of my favorite historical books in recent memory,and a great way to g...