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An Honourable Englishman: The life of Hugh Trevor-Roper
The Boston Globe, December 25, 2011

The Price of Life is Death: Mallory on Everest
The National, December 8, 2011

Why The Nazis Fought On: Ian Kershaw's The End
The National, November 11, 2011

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The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
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