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Paris 1919

Six Months That Changed the World

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Paris 1919

Written by: Margaret MacMillan
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
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Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan's best-selling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world. At the close of WWI, between January and July of 1919, delegates from around the world converged on Paris under the auspices of peace. New countries were created, old empires were dissolved, and for six months, Paris was the center of the world. Bringing to vivid life the individuals who participated in the great Peace Conference, including Woodrow Wilson, Winston Churchill, Lawrence of Arabia, and Ho Chi Minh, Paris 1919 is a landmark work of narrative history. Ancient International Relations Military Politics & Activism Politics & Government Presidents & Heads of State Wars & Conflicts War Imperialism Self-Determination Middle Ages Middle East Interwar Period Africa Royalty Socialism Imperial Japan Russia Ottoman Empire Iran Winston Churchill Soviet Union Franklin D Roosevelt Latin America
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What the critics say

"This book is a treasure." (Booklist)
"MacMillan's lucid prose brings her participants to colorful and quotable life, and the grand sweep of her narrative encompasses all the continents the peacemakers vainly carved up." (Publishers Weekly)

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Incrediably full of facts and information without being too bland. The narrator is good, albeit not great, and pleasing to listen to. Not always clear when she is reading a quote - other Macmillan books I have listened to, the narrator took on accents which nicely broke things up. But her voice is good and her pace with the constant onslaught of facts is good.

Informative and interesting

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This is a great book, but only for dedicated history buffs.
I say that because in a lot of ways it could easily seem long and boring. The narration is very straightforward and not excited for over 25 hours!
But beyond that, the amount of information contained in this book is ridiculous. It provides a great primer on how the world was set up going into world war II and how and why many countries borders are the way they are today.

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This book is very important to understanding modern history, but the facts are so enormous that the audiobook increases in value because of how much easier it makes it to digest. The book is well written and perfectly read, thoroughly researched and impactful.

Very important book

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Margaret MacMillan's text is thorough, detailed and fascinating. She brings alive the players in this significant part of 20th century history. The narration is excellent and despite it being 25 hours long, I found myself wanting more at the end. I plan to listen to it again! Thanks for bringing this to the air. I find it so much easier to 'read' non fiction in this way.

Worth every minute

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La conclusion est une des meilleurs jamais faite sur la relativisation du traité de versaille.

Très bon livre.

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