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Norman Davies
Norman Davies C. M. G., F. B. A. is Professor Emeritus of the University of London, a Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, and the author of several books on Polish and European history, including God's Playground, White Eagle, Red Star, The Isles, Europe, and Microcosm. show more

Norman Davies C. M. G., F. B. A. is Professor Emeritus of the University of London, a Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, and the author of several books on Polish and European history, including God's Playground, White Eagle, Red Star, The Isles, Europe, and Microcosm.
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Birth date: June 08, 1939
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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 9 years ago
Somewhat interesting, mostly in terms of the Celts.
Elentarri's Book Blog
Elentarri's Book Blog rated it 11 years ago
Interesting, but rather verbose. Better read in short chunks than all at once. Makes a good reference book.
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it 12 years ago
What an strange and magical book; erratic and melancholy. If I wasn't in the middle of real-life mourning right now, the end might've gotten me tearing up.Review soon.
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 13 years ago
Best review I can give is to direct you to Wanda Mohr's review.This is an excellent and engrossing read. It is made all the better because Davies devotes space to before and after as well as during. I particulary enjoyed the capusules, which were first hand accounts. I do wish that some of the ma...
The Library of Babel
The Library of Babel rated it 13 years ago
Pretty good summary of 1100 years of Polish history written by the author of the monumental "God's Playground". This book has a peculiarity: it goes backwards leaving out everything that happened after Jerzy Buzek. Be prepared, then.The first edition of the book was published in the mid 1980s, there...
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