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Originally posted by The_Jazz
"Peter the Great" by Robert Massie. I read it when I was about 16, then went out and got a degree in Russian History. Not that I use it much now, but it looks good on a resume, I guess. Peter is still on my wish list of 3 people to have dinner with.
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Superb book.
Massie's other excellent book would have to be
Dreadnought. This is a great narrative of the naval arms race between Great Britian and the German Empire that led up, and maybe even contributed to, the First World War.
To say this book is riveting is an understatement.
Massie is a great author.
Mr Mephisto