Siegert on State Liability in the First World War

[We have the following book announcement from our friends at Max Planck.  DRE]The Max Planck Institute for European......

History of Medicine - Jean-Martin Charcot

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History of Medicine - Duchenne de Boulogne

The history of science fascinates me for many reasons. The most signficant being that it is a brazen example of the cumulative......

Napoleon Never Started A War

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The International City of Tangier

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The Polish Exodus To Iran in World War 2

In light of the horrific deaths of refugees & migrants crossing into Europe and the alarming xenophobic sentiments......

The Strangest Battle of the Second World War

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