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The Summer the Archduke Died: On Wars and Warriors
Louis D. Rubin Jr.
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Description for The Summer the Archduke Died: On Wars and Warriors
Hardcover. Offers essays, beginning with the outbreak of the Great War in Europe in 1914 and covering events of subsequent years, that examine historical issues in a fresh way. This book takes in a panoramic view of German militarism, the American role in the war, and British and American politics and politicos. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
When World War II erupted, fifteen-year-old Louis Rubin pedaled his bike down to the Charleston harbor to see whether a German freighter might have come there to escape British warships, as had occurred in 1914. Although he went home disappointed, young Louis never lost his fascination with matters military.Now one of America's most esteemed literary scholars, Rubin again turns his thoughts to history - particularly military history - by sharing his lifelong interest in the First World War. ""The Summer the Archduke Died"" offers essays, beginning with the outbreak of the Great War in Europe in 1914 and covering events ... Read more
When World War II erupted, fifteen-year-old Louis Rubin pedaled his bike down to the Charleston harbor to see whether a German freighter might have come there to escape British warships, as had occurred in 1914. Although he went home disappointed, young Louis never lost his fascination with matters military.Now one of America's most esteemed literary scholars, Rubin again turns his thoughts to history - particularly military history - by sharing his lifelong interest in the First World War. ""The Summer the Archduke Died"" offers essays, beginning with the outbreak of the Great War in Europe in 1914 and covering events ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826218100
SKU
V9780826218100
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About Louis D. Rubin Jr.
Louis D. Rubin, Jr., is University Distinguished Professor of English, Emeritus, at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and was cofounder of Algonquin Books. Among his more than fifty books are Small Craft Advisory: A Book About the Building of a Boat and, most recently, Where the Southern Cross the Yellow Dog: On Writers and Writing (University of ... Read more
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