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Interesting - I'm about two thirds of the way through it at the moment snoopcester Send a noteboard - 11/05/2011 05:18:36 PM
Very good so far but with the flaw that I think he allows his bias to creep into it a little as you noticed with the Soviets (where he leans too far in giving them the benefit of the doubt when he lacks evidence to show the real intent behind their actions) and France, he also struggles to hide his contempt for Italy.
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A.J.P. Taylor, The Origins of the Second World War - 11/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 1214 Views
I know of the book, but haven't read it yet. - 11/05/2011 05:00:07 PM 617 Views
I'd be interested to hear what you think if you do *NM* - 11/05/2011 08:04:11 PM 292 Views
Interesting - I'm about two thirds of the way through it at the moment - 11/05/2011 05:18:36 PM 664 Views
"Great minds think alike" or "Fools seldom differ"? - 11/05/2011 08:03:52 PM 695 Views
I am sure they can be amalgamated (is that a word?) - 11/05/2011 08:24:35 PM 653 Views
I always fear the latter - 12/05/2011 12:12:29 AM 692 Views
Ah, this reminds me of the old jokes - 12/05/2011 04:58:07 AM 673 Views
Italian army rifle for sale... - 12/05/2011 10:22:50 AM 750 Views
I was forced a few years back in a discussion on wotmania to look into Italy in WW1. - 12/05/2011 10:20:29 PM 878 Views
I chose a few years back to look into Italy in WW1. - 12/05/2011 11:47:06 PM 844 Views
Is it an academic work? - 11/05/2011 05:23:11 PM 645 Views
I would call it "popular academia" - 11/05/2011 08:01:06 PM 629 Views
Very good. - 11/05/2011 08:51:41 PM 774 Views
Sounds interesting. - 11/05/2011 10:17:39 PM 877 Views
Your list of books to read is pretty good. - 11/05/2011 11:21:07 PM 666 Views
This is a pain in the ass... - 11/05/2011 10:31:09 PM 897 Views
I've heard Pat Buchanan talking about his book and wondered about it - 11/05/2011 11:16:03 PM 814 Views
Re: I've heard Pat Buchanan talking about his book and wondered about it - 12/05/2011 12:47:50 PM 815 Views
I miss having these sorts of discussions - 12/05/2011 03:34:07 PM 834 Views

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