Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present
by Simms, Brendan
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About This Item
London: Allen Lane, 2013. 3rd printing. As New. octavo. hardback in decorated cloth xxviii + 690pp., maps, references, index, ÔIf there is a fundamental truth of geopolitics, it is this: whoever controls the core of Europe controls the entire continent, and whoever controls all of Europe can dominate the world. Over the past five centuries, a rotating cast of kings and conquerors, presidents and dictators have set their sights on the European heartland, desperate to seize this pivotal area or at least prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. From Charles V and Napoleon to Bismarck and Cromwell, from Hitler and Stalin to Roosevelt and Gorbachev, nearly all the key power players of modern history have staked their titanic visions on this vital swath of landÕ
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- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
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- 137446
- Title
- Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present
- Author
- Simms, Brendan
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- octavo
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