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Old 04-05-2008
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Re: Studying history as a kid

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Originally Posted by picaro View Post
All the ones cited by soot, especially Gilbert's and Crowley's, but I highly recommend David Stevenson's Cataclysm: The First World War as Political Tragedy.

Thanks for the recomendation.

I just picked it up on Amazon for $1.96.
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