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Soviet Russia occupied many countries originally of people with different languages and religious

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What a brilliant piece of work! The historical research is astounding and the narration is pitch

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This is a history of Britain and takes on an entirely different viewpoint from the other historical

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A startling 'what-if' in the beginning where Queen Victoria bows in disgrace to the Chinese

A doorstop of a book. Even with the small print, my copy is 1321 pages. Starts with a Governor's

I hate overly preachy or overly fawning accounts in the name of non fiction. I mean books like Beyond

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