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Postwar
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Postwar

A History of Europe Since 1945

by Tony Judt

Recommended by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Recommended by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in History and Most Recommended Books.

"[The author understood history] does not exist to comfort us." - Ta-Nehisi Coates

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