In this masterly, highly original narrative history, Peter Englund takes a revelatory new approach to the history of World War I, magnifying its least examined, most stirring component: the experiences of the average man and woman--not only the tragedy and horror but also the ab…
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Englund examines the history of World War I through the experiences of the average man and woman-- not only the tragedy and horror but also the absurdity and even, at times, the beauty. In a brilliant mosaic of perspectives that moves between the home front and the front lines, …
Sommeren 1709 hadde det svenske felttoget i Russland vart i flere år og de svenske soldatene var slitne. Den 28. juni satte Karl XII alt på ett kort ved byen Poltava i Ukraina, og kastet hele hæren inn i et frontalangrep mot en dobbelt så stor russisk styrke. Kampen varte bare i…