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|author=Chris West
|title=First Class: A History of Britain in 36 Postage Stamps
|rating=5
|genre=History
|summary=As a philatelist and lover of history, I approached this book with even more curiosity than usual. The subtitle suggested a very intriguing approach, but would it work? I’m glad to report that it did.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224095463</amazonuk>
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|author=Gavin Mortimer
|summary=It's been said that history is written by the victors. It would also be pertinent to add that the writing will always polish up the worthy parts whilst whilst finding a convenient carpet under which can be swept the events which are best forgotten. There's no country with a victory under its belt which is above this practice: I've just been brought up very sharply as I considered the Irish potato famine from the [[The Famine Plot: England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy by Tim Pat Coogan|Irish perspective]]. That's a story you'll not read in many British history books. The majority of British people would accept though that their country has had an imperialist past - and that the natives have not always thrown themselves down in front of us in their joy at our arrival.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091949297</amazonuk>
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