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French  12,084
Russian  10,150
Spanish  10,054
German  9,263
Chinese  6,192
Italian  6,116
Japanese  5,949
Arabic  3,217
Polish  3,178
Korean  2,784
Portuguese  2,308
Ukrainian  1,849
Turkish  1,556
Bulgarian  1,214
Hebrew  1,128
Persian  1,084
Dutch  1,073
Czech  1,039
Mandarin  862
Hungarian  825
Romanian  711
Albanian  598
Catalan  483
Swedish  478
Armenian  463
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Generals  5,647
Sources  5,078
Statesmen  5,076
Biographies  4,895
Histoire  4,775
Women  4,523
Soldiers  4,073
Genealogy  3,390
Politicians  3,366
Presidents  3,054
Jews  2,869
Anecdotes  2,760
Clergy  2,482
Campaigns  2,450
Dictionaries  2,257
Family  2,135
Journalists  2,106
Queens  2,050
Nobility  2,046
Physicians  1,998
Communists  1,851
Theater  1,788
Historians  1,755
Diaries  1,617
Travel  1,542
Congresses  1,488
Education  1,413
Pioneers  1,345
Architects  1,336
Officers  1,327
Architecture  1,310
Civilization  1,194
Emperors  1,183
Nationalists  1,172
Businessmen  1,163
Civil rights  1,154
Interviews  1,152
Exhibitions  1,150
Bibliography  1,139
Guerrillas  1,138
Bishops  1,127
Actors  1,108
Educators  1,104
Scientists  1,054
Explorers  1,034
Artists  1,004
Science  979
Communism  971
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2010  6,961
2009  6,554
2011  6,195
2008  5,731
2012  5,589
2007  5,577
2005  5,283
2006  5,076
2004  4,935
2003  4,772
2013  4,543
2002  4,403
2014  4,299
2001  4,156
2000  4,146
1999  3,765
1998  3,637
1997  3,332
1996  3,194
2015  3,194
1995  2,941
1994  2,936
1993  2,755
1992  2,656
1991  2,530
1990  2,504
2016  2,431
1988  2,400
1987  2,366
1989  2,348
1986  2,270
1984  2,238
2017  2,197
1985  2,184
1983  2,013
2018  1,906
1982  1,847
1980  1,691
1978  1,623
2019  1,604
1981  1,541
1977  1,525
1979  1,525
1976  1,450
2020  1,298
2021  1,129
1975  870
1974  671
1973  629
1972  546
1971  454
2022  453
1970  450
1968  413
1969  411
1967  394
1900  331
1966  318
1965  298
1964  252
1963  234
1962  229
1961  219
1930  206
1960  204
1914  201
1909  193
1959  193
1908  186
1912  186
1913  183
1957  183
1936  180
1939  180
1937  175
1935  171
1929  168
1910  166
1938  165
1928  164
1958  163
1956  159
1911  156
1907  155
1905  153
1949  153
1920  151
1931  149
1934  149
1932  148
1953  148
1940  147
1955  147
1903  145
1890  144
1898  144
1904  144
1950  143
1891  142
1899  142
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Sine nomine  2,529
Routledge  506
Arcadia  442
Macmillan  408
Perrin  387
Fayard  321
Doubleday  285
Viking  238
P. Lang  236
Planeta  230
Penguin  216
Knopf  213
AMS Press  197
Gallimard  191
Scribner  183
Harmattan  174
Nauka  167
Harper  165
Collins  164
Heinemann  154
Sutton  147
Rizzoli  133
Constable  132
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Places

United States  16,208
France  9,447
China  6,822
Germany  6,357
Italy  5,517
Japan  4,753
Soviet Union  4,228
Spain  3,351
Russia  3,201
Poland  2,944
England  2,912
Ukraine  2,061
Korea  1,939
India  1,869
Turkey  1,766
Mexico  1,728
Canada  1,657
Brazil  1,399
Rome  1,298
Ireland  1,259
Europe  1,256
Austria  1,166
California  1,145
Bulgaria  1,101
Australia  1,055
Argentina  994
Iran  982
Hungary  942
Greece  881
Egypt  862
Texas  861
Scotland  799
Cuba  794
Romania  710
Algeria  708
Portugal  600
Israel  578
Virginia  578
Ohio  553
Serbia  545
Vietnam  526
Paris  525
New York  520
Sweden  515
Illinois  506
Albania  494
Palestine  486
Belgium  485
Lithuania  465
Colombia  440
Taiwan  439
London  414
Venezuela  398
Denmark  393
Ontario  384
Iraq  375
Belarus  355
Georgia  354
Peru  343
America  333
Alabama  331
Lebanon  315
Chile  311
Croatia  308
Africa  294
Kentucky  294
Syria  286
Macedonia  285
Indonesia  282
Florida  278
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20th century  24,539
19th century  9,621
18th century  3,248
17th century  1,708
16th century  1,621
1933-1945  878
1945-  581
1918-1945  563
To 1500  492
1925-1953  387
1789-1815  351
1801-1917  232
1917-1936  221
1945-1989  210
1762-1878  209
1991-  201
1815-1870  196
1949-  192
1945-1980  191
1914-1945  187
1849-1870  186
To 1846  183
1949-1976  180
1789-1900  170
1922-1945  170
1944-1990  168
1910-1946  158
1933-1959  156
1918-1933  154
1878-1912  147
1878-1944  146
1917-1948  139
1951-  136
1837-1901  135
1421-1737  128
1990-  127
1960-  126
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1912-1949  122
1868-  121
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