Russell Meiggs
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The early life of the “Father of History” was dominated by the clash between East and West—Persia and Greece. His story of the Great War is part tragic drama, part folk-tale and part travel-book, but is informed throughout by the desire to verify and by rational curiosity. By Russell Meiggs. First published in April 1957. Published December 15 2009
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