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published
2003
by CHATTO & WINDUS (RAN
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Hardcover, 852 pages
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0701169370
(isbn13: 9780701169374)
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This highly readable history of Britain, with all the sweep and pace of an epic, is a sparkling narrative, packed with anecdotes about the men and wom...more
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Read in July, 2003
recommends it for:
everyone but those of Irish descent
This is a 785 page textbook on the history of Great Britain beginning at 55 B.C. and told from a British perspective. I chose this book over the other British history books because it was the only one that had the label "Not for export outside of Great Britain" on it.
A radically different history from that of American history (obviously) and with fundamentally different lessons. Rather than the naive American belief that good always triumphs over evil, we see many occasio...more
A radically different history from that of American history (obviously) and with fundamentally different lessons. Rather than the naive American belief that good always triumphs over evil, we see many occasio...more
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Its all here, nothing much to add, except that this author doesnt get weighed down but myers and myers of uninteresting facts!
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Read in January, 2007
Accessible, addictive story of one of the most influential nations in history.
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