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After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the 20th century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as having gone 'to Hell ...
During the last half century of its existence, the Ottoman Empire and the lands around its borders were places of constant political turmoil and unceasing ...
The Habsburg Empire's grand strategy for outmaneuvering and outlasting stronger rivals in a complicated geopolitical world
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