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Altered Pasts: Counterfactuals in History (The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures) by Sir Richard J. Evans FBA FRSL FRHistS is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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A bullet misses its target in Sarajevo, a would-be Austrian painter gets into the Viennese academy, Lord Halifax becomes British prime minister in 1940 instead of Churchill: seemingly minor twists of fate on which world-shaking events might have hinged. Alternative history has long been the stuff of parlor games, war-gaming, and science fiction, but over the past few decades it has become a popular stomping ground for serious historians. The historian Richard J. Evans now turns a critical, sligh
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- Author
- Sir Richard J. Evans FBA FRSL FRHistS
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press, Historical Society of Israel
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781611685381
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Historical Fiction, Political Science
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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