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The Shortest History of Europe: How Conquest, Culture, and Religion Forged a Continent - A Retelling for Our Times -- John Hirst, Paperback History - General History she's planning her escapeCelebrated historian John Hirst draws from his own lectures to deliver this ultra accessible master class on the making of modern Europe, from Ancient Greece through World War II. With over 600,000 copies sold worldwide, this brief history is a global sensation propelled by a thesis of astonishing simplicity: Just three elements German warfare, Greek and Roman culture, and Christianity come together to explain everything else, from the Crusades to the