<b>βA stunning achievement of research and storytellingβ that weaves together the major frontsΒ </b><b>of WWI into a single, sweeping narrative (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review).</b><br> Β <br> It was to be the war to end all wars, and it began at 11:15 on the morning of June 28, 1914, in an
The First World War: A Complete History
- Year
- 2014
- Category
- Fiction
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