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Gerald Simons

Forfatter af Barbarian Europe

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Omfatter også følgende navne: Gerald Simon, Gerald Simons

Værker af Gerald Simons

Barbarian Europe (1968) 365 eksemplarer
The Nazis (1979) — Redaktør — 278 eksemplarer
War in the Outposts (1980) — Redaktør — 212 eksemplarer
Victory in Europe (1982) 189 eksemplarer

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Lee Takes Command: From Seven Days to Second Bull Run (1984) — Redaktør — 334 eksemplarer

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1923-04-14
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This was a great read. The makers of Time-Life really had this down-packed.
 
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DanielSTJ | 4 andre anmeldelser | Apr 3, 2019 |
Superficial reading about World War II will inform one about some of the major battles; by digging a little deeper, one will be informed of all of the major battles. But one will not be informed about the whole of WW II unless one pursues books like this. The cover signals the type of book this is: it features a picture of a lone soldier, his collar turned up, holding his rifle on his right shoulder, motionless as he stares out at an empty expanse of water. This book tells us about the remote locations and events that describe the pervasiveness of this huge calamity humankind brought on itself. There are isolated heroics but mostly this is a description of utter boredom. Yet the lonesome soldier on the cover is every bit as much at war as were the invaders at Normandy. If one thinks they know the essentials of WW II, one owes to oneself to pursue a book like this and getting a broader view.… (mere)
 
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ShelleyAlberta | 4 andre anmeldelser | Jun 4, 2016 |
a time in history i thought i knew very little about because i had never seen it presented as a whole. it seems to be perma war. probably the best way for men to eat. a type of birth control too.
 
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mahallett | 4 andre anmeldelser | Mar 23, 2015 |

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John R. Elting Contributor
Leonard Krieger Consulting Editor
Karl F. Morrison Introduction
Henry H. Adams Contributor
Norman R. Bennett Contributor
Joseph J. Malone Contributor

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11
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Medlemmer
1,056
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#24,395
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ISBN
29
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