{"product_id":"i-wish-id-been-there-book-two-twenty-historians-bring-to-life-dramatic-events-in-the-history-of-europe-paperback","title":"I Wish I'd Been There, Book Two: Twenty Historians Bring to Life Dramatic Events in the History of Europe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eByron Hollinshead\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTheodore K. Rabb\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What is the scene or incident in European history that you would like to have witnessed-and why?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith lively and detailed accounts of some of the most dramatic events in history, some of our finest historical writers now turn their attention to Europe in this companion volume to \u003ci\u003eI Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic Events that Changed America. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuided by peerless scholars such as Paul Kennedy, John Keegan, Ross King, Freeman Dyson, and Katherine Duncan-Jones, readers will be transported to the signing of Magna Carta, the Versailles Conference, the German surrender in WWII on Luneburg Heath, and other key turning points in the drama of European history. These essays encompass two millenia and an entire continent, addressing issues of politics, law, religion, peace and war, science and the arts, and social change, all telescoped into finely observed narratives. The result is an historical pageant of characters and episodes that will attract and delight all readers of history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eByron Hollinshead is president of American Historical Publications, a producer of books in history for adults and for children. Previously, he was president of American Heritage Publishing Company and Oxford University Press, Inc. He was publisher of \u003ci\u003eMHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime Machine: American History for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited \u003ci\u003eI Wish I'd Been There \u003c\/i\u003e(books one and two)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodore K. Rabb is a professor of history emeritus at Princeton University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for Stability in Early Modern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. Rabb was the principal historical adviser and commentator for the Emmy-nominated PBS series \u003ci\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote the series's companion book, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Lives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.92 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750354878752,"sku":"9780307277640","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/683d0b4fde76a3fffe628420b07b2c20.webp?v=1779948804","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-wish-id-been-there-book-two-twenty-historians-bring-to-life-dramatic-events-in-the-history-of-europe-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}