History Pack 1 (Retail ePub)

A set of history books. Retrieved from the lamented Demonoid.

Books included:
1915 - The Death of Innocence by Lyn Macdonald
A book which combines political history and first-hand accounts to offer an insight into the change in mood which took place in 1915, when the optimism of the British soldier was gradually replaced by disillusionment.

Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira De Mello and the Fight to Save the World by Samantha Power
Sergio Vieira de Mello - a humanitarian, peacemaker and state builder - was at centre of the most significant geopolitical crises of the last half-century. Born in 1948, just as the post - World War II order was taking shape, he died in a terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Iraq in 2003 as the battle lines in the twenty first-century's first great polarizing struggle were being drawn.

Master of the Senate by Robert Caro
This third installment of Caro's "The Years of Lyndon Johnson" presents an unprecedented revelation of how legislative power works, how the U.S. Senate works, and how Johnson mastered both on his way to the presidency. Caro relates how Johnson broke southern control of Capitol Hill to pass the first civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction.

Paris: After the Liberation 1944-1949 by Antony Beevor
Antony Beevor's "Paris After Liberation: 1944-1949" is a remarkable historical account of the chaos and uncertainty that followed the liberation of Paris in August, 1944 .

Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall.

The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Jonathan Schneer
"The Balfour Declaration", as it came to be known, set in motion a series of events, entirely unforeseen by its authors, which shaped the modern world and continues to shape it.

The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West by Tom Holland
With an epic sweep that transports readers from the crucifixion to the First Crusade, Holland's work is a brilliant study of a truly fateful revolution: the emergence of Western Europe for the first time as a distinctive and expansionist power.

The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts
From the author of "Masters and Commanders", Andrew Roberts' "The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War" has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict.

Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945 by Sir Max Hastings
With unparalleled insight, Hastings presents a vivid and incisive portrait of Winston Churchill, bringing to life the man and his complexities, from his courage in the face of certain defeat to his shortcomings and private anxieties.


In EPUB format.