{"product_id":"the-political-and-strategic-history-of-the-world-vol-iii-louis-xiv-to-the-brink-of-world-war-i-ad-1661-1914-9781966833208","title":"The Political and Strategic History of the World, Vol. III: Louis XIV to the Brink of World War I, A.D. 1661 - 1914","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis third volume of Conrad Black's magnificent series opens with the assumption of direct rule by Louis XIV of France and covers the great sweep of history with the rise of Russia, the decline of the Ottomans, the wars of the Spanish and Austrian successions, the Age of Discovery, the rise of India, China, and Japan, colonization of the New World, the Seven-Years' War, the American and French revolutions, the Napoleonic wars, the founding of the United States through the American Civil War, the Crimean War, the unification of Germany and Italy, and the decline of Pax Britannica prior to the start of World War I. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting with his usual panache, Lord Black continues to delight his readers with his sagacious assessments of historical figures and events. He insists, and these volumes demonstrate, that history is shaped by individual decisions in specific times and places, and that human beings are active participants in the historical movements of the world, not passive victims of blind social forces. Many intriguing personalities come to life in these pages as our modern world slowly comes into view. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is history for the history-lover and is also a mighty reference work to be returned to again and again. A must have for all home libraries to pass down to future generations that they may contemplate the doings of their ancestors, draw strength from their courage and tenacity, and revive hope in the certain knowledge that human society continues to progress despite the hardship and setbacks which often accompany it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Conrad Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Encounter Institute\/New English Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 2.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966833208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack, Conrad:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lord Conrad Black is a Canadian-born British peer, and former publisher of The London Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Jerusalem Post, and founder of Canada's National Post. Historian, biographer, columnist, and best-selling author, he is a regular contributor to numerous publications, podcasts, radio, and television In the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Lord Black has published comprehensive histories of both Canada and the United States, as well as authoritative biographies of Maurice Duplessis, and presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard M. Nixon, and Donald J. Trump. He is a dual-citizen (Canada and the U.K.) and was named a member of the British House of Lords as Lord Black of Crossharbour in 2001. His latest work is The Political and Strategic History of the World in four volumes of which this is the third volume.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Conrad Black \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47876616093853,"sku":"9781966833208","price":76.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_82a3d83b-2170-4b53-b1eb-fa25f96c36fa.jpg?v=1777383298","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-political-and-strategic-history-of-the-world-vol-iii-louis-xiv-to-the-brink-of-world-war-i-ad-1661-1914-9781966833208","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}