Ring of Fire : A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War by Alexandra Churchill

Ring of Fire : A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War by Alexandra Churchill'Churchill and Eberholst put the world back into First World War.' Dan SnowA remarkable, eyewitness based view of the outbreak of the First World War. As war broke out in the summer of 1914, not a nation on Earth understood the magnitude of what they were about to face. To win it, whole populations must be mobilised, and neutrality was impossible to practice. Our understanding of this complex conflict has been coloured by a blinkered approach to

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a local dog's phantom pregnancy

Race to the top echelons of a prestigious school to unravel The Case of the Missing Pencil

Deterring Armageddon tells how the alliance has shaped and been shaped by history - and looks ahead to what might be the most dangerous era it has ever faced

'Beautifully written and utterly brutal'

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Greece is a maritime nation like no other - and according to its mythology this has been the case since the days when seafarers believed their fortunes