Small Wars, Faraway Places - The Genesis of the Modern World 1945-65 (Burleigh Michael)(Paperback)

Longlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize, a trenchant and thought-provoking account of the death of empire by one of our finest historians. The collapse of Western colonial empires in the twenty years after the Second World War led to a series of vicious struggles for power – in Africa, Asia and the Middle East –whose bloody consequences haunt us still. Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh's brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for common themes underpins this powerful account of those conflicts. He takes us on a historical journey from Algeria to Cuba, from Malaysia to Palest Small Wars, Far Away Places - Michael Burleigh od authora Michael Burleigh a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz
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