When in the summer of 1944 general Maczeks soldiers arrived in Normandy, they were prepared for a fierce fight with the retreating Wehrmacht. They did not know, however, that they would also be exposed to attacks launched by their own allies. The Allied airmen turned out to be as dangerous as the Ge
How can states overcome crises they have suffered? How can we derive knowledge from the historical events of the past? Award-winning Jared Diamonds book, Nations in Turmoil, asks the key questions at the most critical moment in history. In his research Diamond advances a new presentation of how nati
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