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Five Days in London, May 1940
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In this study of a decisive week at the beginning of World War II, historian Lukacs closely examines the struggle faced by Winston Churchill and his cabinet as they consider whether to go to war or to negotiate with Hitler. The fate of thousands of British soldiers and the question of whether the war would be supported on the home front were prime ...
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Churchill: Visionary, Statesman, Historian
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John Lukacs
In previous books Lukacs has told the story of Churchill's titanic struggle with Adolf Hitler in the early days of World War II. Now he turns his attention to Churchill the man and visionary statesman. Each chapter of this book provides an essential portrait of Churchill and his vital relationships with Stalin, Roosevelt, and Eisenhower.
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The Last European War, September 1939/December 1941
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John Lukacs
This absorbing study of the first phase of World War II tells not only how events happened but why. Eminent historian Lukacs presents an extraordinary narrative of these two years, followed by a detailed sequential analysis of the political, military, and intellectual relations and events.
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Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat: The Dire Warning
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John Lukacs
A best-selling historian considers Churchill's first speech before Parliament-a speech that transformed both Churchill and the nation he had come to lead
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Decisive Day: The Battle for Bunker Hill
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Richard Ketchum
THE DECISIVE DAY refers to the first heated battle of the American Revolution. Though the British technically won, the Americans proved their staying power and killed a large number of their enemy's men. The battle actually took place on Breeds Hill, in the Massachusetts countryside in June 1775.
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At the End of an Age
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John Lukacs
Historian John Lukacs reconsiders objective science and history as we near what he considers to be the end of the modern age.
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The Hitler of history
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John Lukacs
A biography of Hitler's biographers, by the renowned political writer and controversialist. Lukacs examines all the major biographies of the German dictator that have been published to date and attempts to demonstrate how each of the authors has succeeded or failed in advancing our understanding of Hitler as a man and a political force.
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June 1941: Hitler and Stalin
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John Lukacs
A masterful account culminating in the fateful days before Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, "June 1941" offers penetrating insights and a new portrait of Hitler and Stalin.
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The Duel: The Eighty-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler
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John Lukacs
This is a day-by-day account of the 80-day struggle in 1940 between Adolph Hitler, poised on the edge of absolute victory, and Winston Churchill, threatened by imminent invasion and defeat. Map.
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The Siege of Budapest: One Hundred Days in World War II
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Krisztian Ungvary, John Lukacs (Foreword by)
The definitive history of one of the fiercest battles of World War II
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A Thread of Years
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John Lukacs
A collection of 69 historical vignettes illustrating the history of manners and social customs during the 20th century. Each scene takes place in one of the succeeding years from 1901 to 1969, and most are set in America.
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Democracy and Populism: Fear and Hatred
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John Lukacs
A highly esteemed historian reflects on the dangerous descent of democracy into populism, particularly in the United States. This intensely interesting--and troubling--book is the product of a lifetime of reflection and study of democracy.
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George Kennan: A Study of Character
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John Lukacs
A man of extraordinary intelligence and exceptional integrity, Kennan was an adviser to presidents in the 1940s. Lukacs describes the development and the essence of Kennan's thinking and the importance of his work as a historian during the second half of his long life.
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Duel CL
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John Lukacs
Lukas reveals a startling picture of how close England--and the democratic world--came to losing WWII. He offers an unforgettable portrait of the mortal struggle between his two main antagonists and reveals the motives and personalities of many other key figures, including FDR, Joseph Kennedy, Charles deGaulle, and Neville Chamberlain.
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Budapest 1900
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John Lukacs
"Lukacs's book is a lyrical, sometimes dazzling, never merely nostalgic evocation of a glorious period in the city's history. . . . {His} true sympathy lies . . . not with the famous expatriates, but with the writers and intellectuals who lived and died at home: the poets Endre Ady and Mihaly Babits; the novelists Ferenc Herczeg, Sandor Hunyady, ...
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Historical Consciousness: Or the Remembered Past
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John Lukacs
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A Defence of History and Class Consciousness: Tailism and the Dialectic
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Georg Lukacs, Esther Leslie (Translator), John Rees (Illustrator)
A defender of western Marxism, Lukacs prepared this text in the 1920s in the face of staunch criticisms against Stalinism. It was thought to be lost until its retrieval from a Moscow archive late in the 20th century.
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Confessions of an Original Sinner
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John Lukacs
In this eloquent and thought-provoking "autohistory", John Lukacs, distinguished historian and writer, describes the history of his own convictions and beliefs. The journey takes us from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravaged Budapest of World War II to Lukacs's discovery of the New World, his forays into the intellectual life of New York City, ...
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End of 20th Century CL
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John Lukacs, Konrad Heiden
In this important book, historian John Lukacs offers a provocative summing-up of the 20th century, that age of iron which began with the guns of August in 1914 and ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. Distinguished by the author's masterly style, it is a startling examination of where we are, how we got here, and where we are ...
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Confess Original Sinner CL
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John Lukacs, Konrad Heiden
This thought-provoking journey takes readers from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravaged Budapest of World War II to Lukacs's discovery of the New World, his forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally his settling in Philadelphia.
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A New Republic: A History of the United States in the Twentieth Century
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John Lukacs
In "A New Republic, "one of America's most respected historians offers a major statement on the nature of our political system and a critical look at the underpinnings of our society. American democracy, says John Lukacs, has been transformed from an exercise in individual freedom and opportunity to a bureaucratic system created by and for the ...
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Invasion 1940
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Peter Fleming, John Lukacs (Preface by)
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A new history of the cold war
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John Lukacs
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Mathematical games
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C. Lukács
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Duel Pa
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John Lukacs
Celebrated writer and historian John Lukacs depicts how close England--and the entire free world--came to disaster during World War II. An epic story of tenacity, determination, and victory, The Duel reconstructs the mortal struggle between Hitler and Churchill as they faced each other across the Channel for 80 harrowing days.
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