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From their earliest arrival in America 350 years ago, the Scots-Irish left a lasting legacy. The history of the United States is interwoven with outstanding personalities from the Scots-Irish diasp……続きを見る

The Prince of a South American country is getting married in a Royal Wedding that captivates the world. The wedding attracts many prominent figures from around the world, including the Vice Presiden……続きを見る

‘Iran, My Grandfather is a work of recovery, resistance, and affirmation. I think one can say without risk of hyperbole that it is one of the most remarkable texts ever to have been published in Aus……続きを見る

James Newman was a brilliant mathematician, the man who introduced the mathematical concept “googol” and “googolplex” (aka “google” and “googleplex”) to the world, and a friend of Einstein’s. He was……続きを見る

The story is one that is envisioned by many: a relative, an old woman who has lived in the same home for a lifetime, passes away, her death prompting the inevitable task of sorting through her effec……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this inspiring meditation on courage, Senator John McCain shares his most cherished stories of ordinary individuals who have risked everything to defend the people and……続きを見る

A remarkable cast of past and present young Canadians stride across the pages of Legends In Their Time, each having a significant role to play in Canadian history. Beginning in the 1500s and moving ……続きを見る

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"No way in hell you could survive 'out there' with six men. You couldn't live thirty minutes 'out there' with only six men." [pg. 13] In 1965 nearly four hundred men were interviewed and only thirty……続きを見る

First biography to reveal the details of Mussolinis private life with a particular focus on his renowned appetite for women, and no scabrous or intimate detail spared. Out of the ruins and savagery ……続きを見る

"The risk of a fatal catastrophe was constant. The NVA was the enemy, but the ultimate opponent was, quite simply, death. . . ." For assault helicopter crews flying in and around the NVA-infested DM……続きを見る

Awa Maru- The Titanic of Japan In 1945 as the Japanese Empire in South East Asia started to crumble , the Japanese communities began desperate scrambles for passages on any available vessels back ……続きを見る

Ivor Porter first came to Romania in 1939 as a teacher of English - to the exotic, semi-oriental Bucharest described by Olivia Manning. After the war had broken out, and Romania had been absorbed in……続きを見る

On 23 November 1977, an armada of helicopters and aeroplanes took off from Rhodesian airbases and crossed the border into Mozambique. Their objective: to attack the headquarters of the Zimbabwe Afri……続きを見る

'Every generalisation that we settled forty years ago, is abandoned' As a journalist, historian and novelist born into a family that included two past presidents of the United States, Henry Adams w……続きを見る

"Father, Soldier, Son will stand as one of the finest soldier memoirs of the Vietnam War . . . If all that has been written about the war in Vietnam, in fiction and nonfiction, has made it a familia……続きを見る

'Totally absorbing and highly readable account of a remarkable life . . . genuinely revelatory' The Times 'A colossal book about a colossal life, a spectacular journey across the entire twentieth ce……続きを見る

El Guerrillero es la revelación de una gran vida. El personaje es real. Está vivo. Trabaja en cualquier cosa. Tuvo la experiencia de ser entrenado en todas las técnicas de la lucha armana en la selv……続きを見る

'I am doing your Majesty some service here, whilst I am preparing the story of your sufferings; that posterity may know by whose default the nation was even overwhelmed with calamities, and by whose……続きを見る

An autobiographical memoir of Erich Scharf, who lived under Nazi occupation for a year in Austria. He and his family escaped in 1939, when he was 17, and emigrated to the United States. After the US……続きを見る

From a distinguished historian of the American South comes this thoroughly human portrait of the complex man at the center of our nation's most epic struggle. Jefferson Davis initially did not wish ……続きを見る

Most Christians know John Newton as a man who once captained a slave ship, was dramatically converted to Christ on the high seas, and later penned one of the greatest hymns of the faith, "Amazing Gr……続きを見る

Sherman is not only one of the most important generals in the American Civil War, but also one of the most famous commanders in the military annals of the western world. He has become an almost myth……続きを見る

The fiery patriot who first unfurled India's flag at an international assembly. She turned away from a life of luxury and lived an exile - to serve her country. And the mighty British Government gre……続きを見る

General Montgomery lead the 8th Army to victory at El Alamein in 1942, and as Chief of Land Forces in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 he received Germany's surrender in 1945. Concentrating o……続きを見る

The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. Reeve This book "The Romance of Elaine" is part of series of 12 books of "Craig Kennedy, Scientific Detective Series" This is a collection of twelve short Craig K……続きを見る

How a young general shaped a nation ー a fascinating account of George Washington as he faced a war and came out as America's first president The American Revolution was won not on the battlefields,……続きを見る

“A classic first-person account of heroism, resolve, and ultimate triumph that will touch every American.”ーStephen Coonts Retrieved from a safe-deposit box, this stunning first-hand account of a cr……続きを見る

Santa Barbara owes much of its beauty and charm to the vision, leadership and influence of the remarkable Miss Pearl Chase. Discover why Santa Barbara is.....Santa Barbara! An easy-to-read introduct……続きを見る

An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery. Smoky, a baseball-size mass of brown fur, was found in a foxhole in the depths of the New Guinea jungle in the middle of th……続きを見る