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No ano de 1709 o padre jesuíta português/brasileiro Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão fez uma experiência pública com uma máquina aerostática (talvez um balão de ar quente) na mais importante praça de L……続きを見る

'The 3 Commando Brigade's six month deployment in Helmand Province was among the finest pieces of soldiering I have come across' General Sir Richard Dannett, Chief of General Staff In October 2006, ……続きを見る

*Includes over 25 pictures of Lee and the important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes maps of the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and Second Manassas. *Includes a ……続きを見る

With a new afterword by William Chad Stanley Here a private in the Continental Army of the Revolutionary War narrates his adventures in the army of a newborn country. 続きを見る

Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser present a vivid interdisciplinary study devoted to the life, work and extant vita of Christina of Markyate, which draws on research from a wide range of discipline……続きを見る

Admirals of the British Navy Portraits in Colours by Francis Dodd. With Introduction and Biographical Notes. PUBLISHED FROM THE OFFICES OF "COUNTRY LIFE," LTD., 20, TAVISTOCK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, ……続きを見る

SYNOPSIS Behind every face is a life and a story… The Japanese 5,000 yen note circulates round the world and changes hands every minute but has anyone really stopped to look at the face on this note……続きを見る

Beethoven's Symphonies Critically Discussed BY Alexander Teetgen. With Preface by John Broadhouse. Published by W. REEVES, 83 CHARING CROSS ROAD, W.C. 続きを見る

Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction. The extraordinary and forgotten story of the building of the World War One cemeteries, due to the efforts of one remarkable man, Fabian Ware……続きを見る

Perhaps the most revered American of all, George Washington has long been considered a stoic leader who held himself above the fray of political infighting. What has gone unnoticed about the much-re……続きを見る

This is the fascinating story of the French regime in Canada. Few periods in the history of North America can equal it for romance and color, drama and suspense, great human courage and far-seeing a……続きを見る

Biographical Stories Based on the Essay Fathers of Chassidus. Imagine for a moment that you could hear a private conversation in which the Rebbe had asked the Previous Rebbe a weighty question, and ……続きを見る

CONTENTS FOREWORD I ENDURANCE AND ADVENTURE: THE VOYAGE AND LANDING II COMMUNAL AND FAMILY LIFE IN PLYMOUTH 1621-1623 III MATRONS AND MAIDENS WHO CAME IN “THE MAYFLOWER” IV COMPANIONS WHO ARRIVED IN……続きを見る

Benjamin Constant is widely regarded as a founding father of modern liberalism. The Cambridge Companion to Constant presents a collection of interpretive essays on the major aspects of his life and ……続きを見る

A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war. How close did the Japanese come to not surrenderi……続きを見る

Jamestown Odyssey is a ground breaking, and provocative, book on race and family in America. To varying degrees, most Americans have some interest in who their ancestors are. Some are content to kno……続きを見る

*Includes paintings and busts depicting important people, places, and events. *Discusses both common legends and little known facts about the lives of Alexander and Genghis Khan.*Includes a Bibliogr……続きを見る

A fascinating biography of Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de' Medici, Queen consort of France in the later part of the 16th century. 続きを見る

The third book in the Squire Quartet, available for the first time as an ebook. Russian born Dominic is one of the success stories of the eighties, when yuppies made fortunes on the stock market . R……続きを見る

  Victor Hugo est né à Besançon le 26 février 1802 et mort à Paris le 22 mai 1885. Romancier, poète, dramaturge, artiste, il est incontestablement l'u……続きを見る

*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding the lives and deaths of the three frontier legends. *Includes the story about Crockett's famous Not Yours To Give speech, and the debate ……続きを見る

Malalai Joya is the youngest and most famous female MP in Afghanistan, whose bravery and vision have won her an international following. She made world headlines with her very first speech, in which……続きを見る

Often hailed as the godfather of today’s elite special forces, Robert Rogers trained and led an unorthodox unit of green provincials, raw woodsmen, farmers, and Indian scouts on “impossible” mission……続きを見る

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated. The monarchy is one of Britai……続きを見る

Based on 70 hours of interviews with Franz Stangl, commandant of Treblinka (the largest of the five Nazi extermination camps), this book bares the soul of a man who continually found ways to rationa……続きを見る

In the year 1860, Jean-Pierre Cenac sailed from the sophisticated French city of Bordeaux to begin his new life in the city with the second busiest port of debarkation in the U.S. Two years before, ……続きを見る

An historical biography of a British Officer during the last years of the Raj. Few people are still alive who can remember the British Empire. The author's father, Hugh Rose, served as a British Off……続きを見る

Command and leadership are very personal endeavours. The manner in which an individual commands others and exercises leadership speaks more to the character and personality of the individual in ques……続きを見る

'A truly remarkable writer, one of the most gifted non-fiction authors alive' Simon Schama, Financial Times Robespierre was only thirty-six when he died, sent to the guillotine where he had sent tho……続きを見る

*Discusses how Pilate may have become the prefect of Judaea*Includes historical and Biblical accounts of Pilate's prefecture before the passion of Christ.*Explains the different historical depiction……続きを見る