Rites of Spring Romanovs For two weeks the Germans

For two weeks the Germans advance without check as exhausted British troops and French refugees flee

Forty-Seven Days is the definitive account of the First Army’s hard-fought victory in World War I

in an ill-fated attempt to break the stalemate at Gallipoli

On a summer day in 1914

he’s determined to keep her safe

Rites of Spring Romanovs For two weeks the GermansDescription by Modris Eksteins Paperback Dazzling in its originality, Rites of Spring probes the origins, impact, and aftermath of World War I, from the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring in 1913 to the death of Hitler in 1945. Recognizing that The Great War was the psychological turning point . . . for modernism as a whole, author Modris Eksteins examines the lives of ordinary people, works of modern literature, and pivotal historical