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1916: The Easter Rising

May 20, 2024 20th Century / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / European History / GENRE / Historical / History / Ireland / Irish Literature / Nonfiction / Politics / Tim Pat Coogan / World War I

1916: The Easter Rising by Tim Pat Coogan

1916: The Easter Rising by Tim Pat Coogan gives a gripping account of the pivotal event in Ireland’s fight for independence.

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O Jerusalem! By Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre

March 23, 2024 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Dominique Lapierre / GENRE / Historical / History / Israel / Jewish / Judaism / Larry Collins / Nonfiction / Politics / Religion / War / World History

O Jerusalem! By Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre

O Jerusalem! provides a gripping historical account of the events surrounding the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.

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