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It comes loaded with centenarians from World War I

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In 2014, it is 100 years since the beginning of the First World War, and it seems that the centenary has aroused the interest of historians in the conflict. Two well-known historians speak of the origin of war in their new works: Margaret McMillan The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 and Max Hastings premieres Catastrophe. But they are not the only ones who have broken through the long tunnel of the Great War: David Stevenson, Christopher Clarke, Scott Anderson and Kevin Brazier have also published their work on the eve of the centenary of the publication of their latest work.


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