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"A monumental new volume. . . . Revelatory, even revolutionary. . . . Clark has done a masterful job explaining the inexplicable." — Boston Globe
One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)
Historian Christopher Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.
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...They come to the army from different Americas: Fuselli, a San Francisco store clerk bucking for promotion; Chrisfield, a laid-back Indiana farm boy; and Andrews, a Harvard graduate and promising New York City musician. In basic training, they are told it doesn’t matter where a man is born or what he wants...
The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous battles, the birth of the air force, naval engagements, the War Department, and experiences of the troops, this indispensable volume is again available...
13) The cliff's edge
18) The great Halifax explosion: a World War I story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism
James M. Beck was born July 9, 1861 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 9th 1861. Graduating from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1880, he then studied law by night whilst working a day job as a railway company clerk. He was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1884 and the bar of New York City in 1903. Serving as assistant United States attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania from 1888 to 1892 and as United States
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