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Texas and Texans have been known to boast of having the best or the worst, the most or the least, the largest or the tiniest of just about everything. Join author Bill Cannon as he reveals facts tha……続きを見る

Women are all too easily forgotten when it comes to war. In this unique volume, Cindy Weigand tells the individual stories of female WWII veterans now living in Texas. These courageious women reveal……続きを見る

“A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s an……続きを見る

Patterns of the Past has been published to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Ontario Historical Society. Organized on 4 Sept 1888 as the Pioneer Association of Ontario……続きを見る

In this authoritative look at the roots of modern terrorism, Yossef Bodansky, one of the most respectedーand best-informedーexperts on radical Islamism in the world today, pinpoints the troubled reg……続きを見る

Johnny was a hoggee. Do you know what a hoggee was? A hoggee was the person, often a young boy, who walked with the horses and mules that pulled boats and barges through the Erie Canal. You can see……続きを見る

Folklore and Legends: Oriental by Charles John Tibbitts A collection of Arabian, Persian, Indian and Kalmyk tales, including the seldom-seen 'Relations of Ssidi Kur.' "This is an anthology of t……続きを見る

In the first of a two-volume study, the author presents an extremely detailed record of the Organisation, doctrine and equipment of US Army infantry divisions during the latter part of World War II.……続きを見る

Celebrated for bringing a personal touch to history in her Pulitzer Prize–winning epic The Guns of August and other classic books, Barbara W. Tuchman reflects on world events and the historian’s cra……続きを見る

Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part,……続きを見る

PRODUCTION NOTES: This report has been prepared using OCR. In addition to the nine "chapter" headings (including two "Chapter VI."s, the numbering of which has been retained), John Thomas Bigge made……続きを見る

In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence t……続きを見る

LEYTE - The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II -This ebook Included TOC for Reader. -This sample in this ebook ; World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of ma……続きを見る

First published in 1988, this encyclopedia serves as an overview and point of entry to the complex interdisciplinary field of Victorian studies. The signed articles, which cover persons, events, ins……続きを見る

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Spies! Treason! Conspiracy! The American Revolution? The Culper Spying Ring had all the ingredients of a modern spy movie--just replaces gadgets with muskets. This book looks at the incredible histo……続きを見る

Abordamos aquí el Siglo de Oro así como el reinado de todos los Austrias posteriores a Carlos V.  Conoceremos a Felipe II, el Prudente; a Felipe III, el Bueno; a Felipe IV, el Abúlico y al decl……続きを見る

This is a brief outline of the works of some of the French illustrators and Artists turned illustrators who were popular during the 1890's. 続きを見る

ox-y-mor-on-i-ca (OK-se-mor-ON-uh-ca) noun, plural: Any variety of tantalizing, self-contradictory statements or observations that on the surface appear false or illogical, but at a deeper level are……続きを見る

Lethnie anglo-saxonne est née dans la violence des affrontements avec les Celtes et les Vikings. Les Anglais ont torturé presque à plaisir lIrlande pendant sept siècles la réduisant à la grande fam……続きを見る

Leap across time with bestselling author Harvey Rachlin as he collects over 50 of the most fascinating objects in the world, under one book. The Mounted Hide of Stonewall Jackson's Battle Horse, The……続きを見る

The Bavarian army, which fought the War of 1866, was not greatly distinguished for its performance, but a translation of the Bavarian general staff history of the war is a document, which should be ……続きを見る

Everythingーfrom the mundane (the pencil) to the catastrophic (the atom bomb)ーhas an origin, but often it’s not what we expect. A few things you may not have known: • Gandhi was married at age thir……続きを見る

Deadfalls and Snares by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding -Included TOC for Reader. -Included biography the author. Deadfalls and Snares - A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-M……続きを見る

This outstanding compendium of 292 great speeches contains addresses from nearly every historical era and nation, from the formal orations of ancient Greece and the speeches of Julius Caesar, to mod……続きを見る

From George Washington to Barack Obama, this collection of weird and wildーbut true!ーfacts will show you a whole other side of our nation’s leaders: • Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist. • Ma……続きを見る

The Great Patriotic War (GPW) of the Soviet people against Nazi Germany, known in the West as the Eastern Front of WWII, continues to attract a number of military historians from different countries……続きを見る

The bathroom read to end all bathroom reads! What does Greece (the country) have to do with Grease (the movie)? And what does Grease (the movie) have to do with greasy food? Plenty, if you ask the f……続きを見る

So… you’re a writer. And maybe you write exciting stories about detectives, or bank robbers, or heroes, or maybe even sick and deranged killers to thrill and keep us all awake at night. Maybe it’s s……続きを見る

“The first time I attended a National Guard family event in 1999, I felt like I had been abducted by aliens!” recalls Mary Corbett, author of National Guard 101: A Handbook for Spouses. “I didn’t un……続きを見る