Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917-1924 Literature and seeks to reconstitute our

and seeks to reconstitute our understanding of this war as a truly global struggle between competing empires

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of a turning point for civilization that still resonates loudly today

Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917-1924 Literature and seeks to reconstitute ourDescription By Charles Emmerson Hardcover The gripping story of the years that ended the Great War and launched Europe and America onto the roller coaster of the twentieth century, Crucible is filled with all too human tales of exuberant dreams, dark fears, and the absurdities of chance In Petrograd, a fire is lit. The Tsar is packed off to Siberia. A rancorous Russian exile returns to proclaim a workers' revolution. In America, black soldiers who