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This is the question that the editors posed to twenty superb historians who wrote a personal essay in response. His voice sort of became my own and because id seen the miniseries and movies i didnt have any issues knowing what. Twenty historians bring to life the dramatic events. The soldiers were overcome with grievances against the government, because they believed that. I wish id been there r edited by byron hollinshead. About i wish id been there r what is the scene or incident in european history that you would like to have witnessedand why. From the death of alexander the great to the german surrender ending world war ii, these essays move across a wide geography for over two millennia and deal with politics, law, religion, peace and war, science and the arts. Publication date 2008 title variation european history i wish i had been there two isbn 9780385519083 0385519087. Thats what historians were asked to do in the new book, i wish id been there. I wish i d been there is a marvelous concept, wonderfully and imaginatively executed. Rabb is a professor of history emeritus at princeton university. See the back cover for a list of contributors and the events described.
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