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by Erik Larson
Who uses, recommends or left The Splendid and the Vile, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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The Splendid and the Vile is a brilliant account of another era of widespread anxiety: the years 1940 and 1941, when English citizens spent almost every night in makeshift shelters as massive bombs rained down on them.
Gates's 2020 holiday reading list entry on Erik Larson's book about Churchill and the Blitz.
2020-12-08·gatesnotes.com ↗
Book of the month: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
One of Arnold's early monthly Pump Club newsletters with his "favorites from last month" list; the page shows no date, month estimated from content. (undated page)
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