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Admiral Jellicoe written by Arthur Applin. Published by C. ARTHUR PEARSON LTD. HENRIETTA STREET, W.C. in 1915. This is a historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was c……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of each general and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography on each man for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsIn 1867, Edward Polla……続きを見る

SECDEF offers an expertÆs insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half ser……続きを見る

The British Hurt Locker. In the Iraq War, Cpt Kevin Ivison defused bombs and IEDs left by the Taliban. Each time he took the 'longest walk' to a bomb, it could have been his last. How many times can……続きを見る

Vision4Media Inc., a Brea, CA-based film production company, just signed a deal to develop a documentary based on Pacheco's work. V4M co-founder David Bojorquez, who will direct the film, said. "Wha……続きを見る

Thirty-two years after the battle of Shiloh, Lew Wallace returned to the battlefield, mapping the route of his April 1862 march. Ulysses S. Grant, Wallace's commander at Shiloh, expected Wallace and……続きを見る

Banned for over eighty years, the anonymously written My Secret Life is as scandalous now as it was when first published in the 1880's. Edited and compiled into eleven volumes years after the autho……続きを見る

Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth Vol. I (of II) By Dorothy Wordsworth続きを見る

The electrifying story of Raphael Semmes and the CSS Alabama, the Confederate raider that destroyed Union ocean shipping and took more prizes than any other raider in naval history. In July, 1862, S……続きを見る

**Winner of the British Book Awards History Book of the Year Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize** This thrilling biography of Stalin and his entourage during the terrifying decades of his supre……続きを見る

Feeling oppressed by their economic and social Status, the three Duntz brothers seek revenge on the wealthy upper clazz in Salisbury Connecticut. Called the "Raggies" they set fire to the salisbury ……続きを見る

'Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.' Joseph Stalin Worshipped by the Russians as a great leader, Stalin was one of modern history's greatest tyrants, rivalling Hitler, Mao Z……続きを見る

Who Dares Wins... For the soldiers and officers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment, this is not just their professional motto, but a creed that shapes their lives. the SAS is among th……続きを見る

A powerful biography of Spain’s great king, Juan Carlos, by the pre-eminent writer on 20th-century Spanish history. There are two central mysteries in the life of Juan Carlos, one personal, the othe……続きを見る

This is Mike Sadler’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club. The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen’s club, based in the h……続きを見る

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with……続きを見る

Americans soldiers. Now in total disarray, fleeing Iraqi soldiers are pursued deep into Iraqi territory by a brigade of American Marines. Unknown to the Americans, these retreating Iraqi soldiers pl……続きを見る

I have only two men out of my company and twenty out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage……続きを見る

BOSNIA...NORTHERN IRELAND...IRAQ...AFGHANISTAN... For the past twenty years, some of the most dangerous places on earth. And for Major Chris Hunter, just some of the places where he has defused bomb……続きを見る

Les Mémoires à la tête desquels on lira cette préface embrassent ou embrasseront le cours entier de ma vie ; ils ont été commencés dès l'année 1811, et continués jusqu'à ce jour. Je raconte dans ce ……続きを見る

Born and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, within the shelter of old traditions, aristocratic in the best sense, William Alexander Percy in his lifetime (1885–1942) was brought face to face with th……続きを見る

A welcome reissue of this wartime classic from the author of Birdy. During WW II, a dying American soldier, William Wiley, and his German captor, Wilhelm Klug, are miraculously rescued by a fox endo……続きを見る

It's the end of the 1970's and the only job available to an adventurous, small-town teen is a live-in position at a nearby nudist resort that's been mostly a mystery to residents of the area. What d……続きを見る

In April 1982 Harry Benson was a 21-year-old Royal Navy commando helicopter pilot, fresh out of training and one of the youngest helicopter pilots to serve in the Falklands War. These pilots, nickna……続きを見る

It is equally true that his generosity, his piety, devoid of fanaticism, that flower of liberality and courtesy which had been the model of our old chroniclers, won him no less popularity in Frankis……続きを見る

Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages and also one of the most controversial. She was beautiful, intelligent and wilful, and in her lifetime there wer……続きを見る

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Richard the Lionheart•David Humes biography of Richard I from The History of England•Laws of Richard I Concerning Crusaders Who Were to Go by Se……続きを見る

‘Enchanting, often moving and sometimes hilarious’ – Daily Mail Full of wit, hilarity, acute observation and a deeply held sense of duty, the Queen Mother’s letters give readers a vivid insight into……続きを見る

AFGHANISTAN, FEBRUARY 2008: in an out-of-control, dangerous country torn apart by war, littered with Taliban guerrilla forces and thousands of miles from home, Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, a Royal ……続きを見る

The author's biography is included in this version. The Life of General William Booth by Harold Begbie presents the biography of William Booth, a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation……続きを見る