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Triumph and Disaster: Five Historical Miniatures

By Stefan Zweig

Book information

Publisher
Pushkin Press
Year
2016
ISBN
1782272747, 9781782272748
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
778 kB (796292 bytes)
Edition
Hardcover
Pages
160\0
Time added
2019-02-15 06:29:35

Description

A single Yes, a single No, a Too Soon or a Too Late makes that hour irrevocable for hundreds of generations while deciding the life of a single man or woman, of a nation, even the destiny of all humanity. Five vivid dramatizations of some of the most pivotal episodes in human history, from the Fall of Constantinople to Scott's doomed attempt to reach the South Pole, bringing the past to life in brilliant technicolor. Contents: Foreword The Field of Waterloo The Race to Reach the South Pole The Conquest of Byzantium The Sealed Train (Lenin's journey across Europe before the Russian Revolution) Wilson's Failure (Woodrow Wilson and Versailles)

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