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Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms © 1929 Ernest Hemingway 355 pages Beyond The Old Man and the Sea and his short story “The Snows of Kilamanjaro”, I haven’t read very much of Hemingway at all. A Farewell to Arms seemed like … Continue reading
The Prince
The Prince© 1532 Niccolo Machiavelli100 pages Italy, circa 1500, was a rough neighborhood. Divided between powerful city-centered states and frequently threatened by outside empires, few rulers could rest on their laurels and enjoy a prolonged peace. Even if someone outside … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged "classic", Classics and Literary, Classics Club, Italy, Medieval, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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City of Fortune
City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas© 2012 Roger Crowley464 pages In the north of the Adriatic grew a city built not on land, but upon the water — whose fortune was earned in transit, by running the ships … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Eastern Rome/Byzantine, Europe, Italy, Medieval, Mediterranean, naval
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Romans Without Laurels
Romans Without Laurels© 1962 Indro Montanelli352 pages In Romans Without Laurels, Indro Montanelli delivers an affectionate history of the Roman Republic and the empire which followed. Although a work in translation, it succeeds wonderfully as narrative history, reminding and entertaining … Continue reading
The White War
The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919© Mark Thompson 488 pages By 1915, what began as a conflict between Austria and Serbia had broadened into the Great War, whose largest contenders were not parties to the … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged Austria, Europe, history, Italy, military, The Great War
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The First World War
The First World War© 2000 John Keegan528 pages The dawning of the 20th century seemed to promise nothing but good tidings for the civilized world; telegraphy and steam were knitting it together, economies were flourishing, and progress was on the … Continue reading
The Renaissance
The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D.© 1953 Will Durant776 pages I assumed the Renaissance would be a high point of this series for me, second only to The Age of Reason. After a thousand years … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged Austria, history, Italy, Story of Civilization, survey, Will Durant
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