Illuminating Spanish Armada; Potato Cultivation, Too.(BOOKS)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: June 29, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Martin Rubin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

It would be all too easy to dismiss as a gimmick a book with a stated purpose like this: "Twenty superb historians invoke dramatic turning points in the history of Europe and the West." But, as with the case in 2006's Book 1 of this series dealing with events in American history, this would be a serious mistake. For to do so would be to deny yourself a series of brilliant insights into events famous and less-known, all of them of profound significance, even those which are not actually pivotal.

And yes, those 20 ...

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