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He is the author of crete the battle and the resistance, which won a runciman prize, paris after the liberation, 19441949 written with his wife artemis cooper, stalingrad, which won the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history and the hawthornden prize for literature, berlin the downfall. As usual, his narrative bristles with specifics, including countless observations gleaned from eyewitnesses to every stage of market. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Best on the western campaigns and less indepth on the complex japanesechinese conflict.
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