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In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History by Dominic Lieven
Category: History
From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize-winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperors For millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their authority. They operated beyond normal human constraint and ...Show more
In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History by Dominic Lieven
Category: History
From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize-winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperorsFor millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their authority. They operated beyond normal human constraint and ...Show more
Restless Empire : A Historical Atlas of Russia by Dominic (INT) Ian; Lieven Barnes
Category: History
From the first Slavic migrations to the Romanovs' rise to the Putin era, Russia has endured for centuries as a nation whose sheer size and diversity have challenged its rulers and shaped its identity. Restless Empire illuminates the epic sweep of Russian history in a beautifully illustrated full-color a ...Show more
Russia Against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814 by Dominic Lieven
Category: History
'A compulsive page-turner ...a triumph of brilliant storytelling ...an instant classic that is an awesome, remarkable and exuberant achievement' Simon Sebag Montefiore Winner of the Wolfson History Prize and shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize In the summer of 1812 Napoleon, the master of Europe, marc ...Show more
Russia Against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814 by Dominic Lieven
Category: Non-Fiction
In the summer of 1812, Napoleon, the master of Europe, marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident that he would sweep everything before him. Yet less than two years later his empire lay in ruins. This title explores Russia's crucial role in the Napoleonic Wars, creating the epic ...Show more
The End of Tsarist Russia: The March to World War I and Revolution by Dominic Lieven
Category: History
An Economist Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Book of the YearWinner of the the Pushkin House Russian Book PrizeFinalist for the Lionel Gelber PrizeAn Amazon Best Book of the Month (History)One of the world's leading scholars offers a fresh interpretation of the linked origins of World War I ...Show more
Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia by Dominic Lieven
Category: History
The Russian decision to mobilize in July 1914 may have been the single most catastrophic choice of the modern era. Some articulate, thoughtful figures around the Tsar understood Russia's fragility, and yet they were shouted down by those who were convinced that, despite Germany's patent military superio ...Show more
Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia by Dominic Lieven
Category: History
'As much as anything, World War I turned on the fate of Ukraine'. The decision to go to war in 1914 had catastrophic consequences for Russia. The result was revolution, civil war and famine in 1917-20, followed by decades of communist rule. Dominic Lieven's powerful and original book, based on exhaustiv ...Show more
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