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1	The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71 more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact - on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. People everywhere saw Paris as the centre of Europe and the hub of culture, fashion and invention. Suddenly France, not least to the disbelief of her own citizens, was gripped in the vice of the Iron Chancellor's armies and forced to ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.76! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916; Revised Edition more books like this by Alistair Horne, Sir Alistair Horne add to wishlist The battle of Verdun lasted ten months. It was a battle in which at least 700,000 men fell, along a front of fifteen miles. Its aim was less to defeat the enemy than bleed him to death and a battleground whose once fertile terrain is even now a haunted wilderness. Alistair Horne's classic work, continuously in print for over fifty years, is a ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
3	Seven Ages of Paris more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist A learned and passionate account of the City of Light--its growth, change, and importance--through seven epochs in history, from the 13th century to 1969. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist The Algerian War (1954-1962) was a savage colonial war, killing an estimated million Muslim Algerians and expelling the same number of European settlers from their homes. It was to cause the fall of six French prime minsters and the collapse of the Fourth Repbulic and came close to bringing down de Gaulle and - twice - to plunging France into ... see all copies from $8.22! new only from $11.53! \| first editions \| SVS
5	To Lose a Battle: France 1940 more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist In 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. With the subtlety and compulsion of a novel, Horne's narrative shifts from minor battlefield incidents to high military and political decisions, stepping far beyond the confines of military history to form a major contribution to our ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $9.67! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist An account of the German assault on the French fortress, the aim of which was not so much to defeat the enemy as to bleed him to death. The price was 700,000 dead on a 15 mile front. The author also wrote "The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71" and "A Savage War of Peace". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $160.06! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Savage War of Peace more books like this by Alistair Horne, Sir Alistair Horne add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! new only from $89.99! \| first editions
8	How Far from Austerlitz: Napoleon 1805-1815 more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist A "London Sunday Times "Book of the Year A "Daily Telegraph" Book of the Year see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	La Belle France: A Short History more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist "La Belle France" is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to the world so much talent, style and political innovation. Beginning with Julius Caesar's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.19! \| first editions
10	The Age of Napoleon more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist This work is a masterful and engaging account of Napoleon, his world, and his legacy by one of the great historians of France. see all copies from $2.31! new only from $7.13! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Monty: The Lonely Leader, 1944-1945 more books like this by Alistair Horne, David Montgomery add to wishlist This book follows the life of Field Marshall Montgomery from D-Day to Germany's surrender. The authors analyze his decisions, explain his approach to war, and note when and why it succeeded or failed. Montgomery was disliked for his arrogance and criticized for his caution. The authors detail his failings without neglecting the many qualities ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Kissinger: 1973, the Crucial Year more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist Based on full access to Henry Kissinger and his papers, acclaimed historian Horne brings readers a groundbreaking treatment of the controversial presidential advisor during 1973--the critical year of his life. see all copies from $7.62! new only from $9.82! \| SVS
13	The Lonely Leader: Monty: 1944-1945 more books like this by David Montgomery, Alistair Horne add to wishlist Concentrating on the momentous events following Operation Overlord until the German surrender in 1945, Alistair Horne and David Montgomery (Montgomery's only son) cast a new light on the life and leadership of one of the Second World War's most respected generals. see all copies from $11.99! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
14	The Price of Glory: 2verdun 1916 more books like this by Alistair Horne, Sir Alistair Horne add to wishlist Verdun was the battle which lasted ten months in which at least 700,000 men fell along a front of fifteen miles. The aim was less to defeat the enemy than to bleed him to death. Verdun's once fertile terrain is even now the "nearest thing to desert in Europe". The book is not only a chronicle of the facts of death, it is a study of the men who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| SVS
15	MacMillan more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist Alistair Horne has also written "The Price of Glory - Verdun 1916", "To Lose a Battle - France 1940" and "A Savage War of Peace", which won the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award and the Wolfson Literary Award. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $43.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Scourge of the Swastika more books like this by Russell Lord of Liverpool, Alistair Horne (Introduction by) add to wishlist This factual account of German war crimes of World War II is a formidable indictment of Nazi brutality and of the monstrous organization which so terrorized occupied Europe and murdered at least 12,000,000 civilians. Along with The Knights of Bushido: A Short History of Japanese War Crimes by the same author, it was a phenomenal bestseller when ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
17	The terrible year: the Paris Commune, 1871. more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist see all copies from $2.87! new only from $9.92! \| first editions
18	The French Army and Politics, 1870-1970 more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist see all copies from $2.99! new only from $18.95! \| first editions
19 view cover	Dwin Bramall: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal the Lord Bramall Kg, Gcb, OBE, MC more books like this by Michael Tillottson, Sir Alistair Horne (Foreword by) add to wishlist Six months before the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq, Field Marshal The Lord Bramall warned that an operation to remove Saddam Hussain would produce a display of massive, dynamic United States activity which provides one of the mainsprings of motivation for terrorist action in the Middle East and, far from advancing the 'war on terrorism', it ... see all copies from $3.72! new only from $13.42! \| first editions
20 view cover	La Belle France more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist "La Belle France "is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition, and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to the world so much talent, style, and political innovation. Beginning with Julius Caesar's ... see all copies from $3.81! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
21	Harold MacMillan: 2volume 1: 1894-1956 more books like this by Alistair Horne, Sir Alistair Horne add to wishlist From one of England's greatest historians comes the first volume of a landmark authorized biography of the 20th-century leader regarded, after Churchill, as England's greatest statesman. 32 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $57.95! \| first editions
22 view cover	Lonely leader : Monty, 1944-45 more books like this by Alistair Horne, David Montgomery add to wishlist General Montgomery lead the 8th Army to victory at El Alamein in 1942, and as Chief of Land Forces in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 he received Germany's surrender in 1945. Concentrating on the momentous events of Operation Overlord from June 1944, "The Lonely Leader" follows Monty's leadership of the Allied offensive to Luneburg Heath ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $14.15! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Fifth Pillar: The Life and Philosophy of the Lord Bramall, Kg more books like this by Michael Tillotson, Alistair Horne (Foreword by) add to wishlist Six months before the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq, Field Marshal The Lord Bramall warned that an operation to remove Saddam Hussain would produce a display of massive, dynamic United States activity which provides one of the mainsprings of motivation for terrorist action in the Middle East and, far from advancing the 'war on terrorism', it ... see all copies from $4.57! new only from $9.96!
24	The fall of Paris : the Siege and the Commune 1870-1. more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist A portrayal of the most significant events in 19th-century France. It begins with the military operations from the beginning of the Siege, in September 1870, to the last resistance of the Commune during May Week 1871. see all copies from $2.53! first editions
25	The Terrible Year more books like this by Alistair Horne, Sir Alistair Horne add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! new only from $4.91! \| first editions

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