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European History

The history of Europe covers the peoples inhabiting the European continent from prehistory to the present. Some of the best-known civilizations of prehistoric Europe were the Minoan and the Mycenaean, which flourished during the Bronze Age until they collapsed in a short period of time around 1200 BC.

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Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall
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Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
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The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England, 400–1066
Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
The Story of Russia
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
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The Guns of August
Napoleon: A Life
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Europe: A History
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The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815 - 1914
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No one wanted to use the word 'murder' then, using instead words more apt to talking about a pest problem than a human race. Even today the United States still has not officially recognized genocide in its history. ...more
Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

I wanted to devour this woman's dignity. Congratulations for what exactly? For having a family who made it through genocide? For being part of the slim population of surviving Native Americans post-colonization? An anger simmered in my throat, begging to be let loose on this stupid woman who was there to simply enjoy her vacation. How dare she remain blissfully unaware of the modern existence of Native Americans when all she had seen were movies making us look like history? As mad as I was, I kn ...more
Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

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