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Farewell the Trumpets
Written by Jan Morris
Narrated by Roy McMillan
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris’ magnificent history of the British Empire from 1837 to 1965. It is an extraordinary achievement, as entertaining as it is informative, and as vivid and immediate as it is huge in scope and ambition. This final volume charts the decline and dissolution of what was once the largest empire the world had known. From the first signs of decay in the imperial ambition in the Boer Wars, through the global shifts in power evident in the two World Wars, it offers a perspective that is honest, evocative and occasionally elegiac.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ir hoy are engloba hokmustread
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A knowledgeable and eloquent love letter to the Empire.
Talented work that manages to turns on plugs in and brings its subject to life with panache and electricity of a well crafted and skilful technique.
One of the best histories, ofvany type, that I have come accross.
Very, very good. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The conclusion to the best survey of the British Empire that I have ever read.