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Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917 – 1924

Crucible is Charles Emmerson's historical account of the Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917: 1924. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the wider field of history. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. Readers finish with a sharper understanding of the subject and why its consequences still deserve attention. It is written for readers seeking substance as well as a clear path through the material.

Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 2019
Format: Print edition
Pages: 752
ISBN: 9781610397827

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