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History and Current Events May 2026 |
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Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
by Antony Beevor
Though he had no official position at court, Rasputin's hold over the Romanovs became the stuff of legend. Exaggerated accounts of political and financial corruption swirled around him, to say nothing of the stories of his debauchery with the Empress and even her daughters. The consequences of the rumor and conspiracy theories were devastating--when the February revolution broke out in 1917, hardly a sword was raised in the Tsar's defense.
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| Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age by Ibram X. KendiDetails the origins and evolution of the great replacement theory -- the far-right conspiracy that claims white European people are deliberately being replaced by non-white immigrants -- and examines how leading politicians around the globe openly propagate these views. |
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Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
by Ian Buruma
An astonishing account of life under a murderous regime amid a great city's descent into utter annihilation. The distillation of a broad-gauged reckoning with a vast trove of primary sources, including a surprising number of interviews with living survivors, the book is a study in extremes--depravity and resilience, moral blindness and moral courage, pious bigotry and unchecked hedonism.
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The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World
by Richard Vinen
A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century. The author explores what made these men exceptional and how profoundly they were influenced by their national cultures. Britain and France are both haunted by perceptions of past greatness and he retraces the paths of two leaders who once helmed superpowers but lived to see their nations weakened by two world wars and the loss of empires.
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Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General
by Peter Mauch
The military general who became Emperor Hirohito's prime minister, Tojo Hideki is most often remembered as an iron-fisted leader who dragged Japan into World War II and--after spectacular losses--was eventually executed as a war criminal. Yet Tojo was far more than his ignominious end--he was one of the twentieth century's most accomplished military statesmen.
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