wired - Historical 5

Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645) is the most revered and celebrated swordsman in Japanese history; unfortunately, our modern portrait of this folk hero is derived mainly from popular books, comics, a……続きを見る

Vilified in the West as the Japanese equivalent of Hitler, Hideki Tojo (1884-1948) was in fact cut from very different cloth. Lacking the skills and charisma of a statesman, fueled by no apocalyptic……続きを見る

*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding Bowie's life, including the origins of the Bowie knife and Bowie's fate at the Alamo. *Includes pictures of Bowie and other important peo……続きを見る

Straight from East New York, the dark heart of Brooklyn, RUMBLE IN BROOKLYN depicts the street fighting childhood of Joseph Trigoboff, who knew and exchanged blows with several of the murderous gan……続きを見る

On 23 October 2009, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped from their sailing boat in the archipelago of the Seychelles. Their yacht, Lynn Rival, was recovered six days later by nava……続きを見る

We All Giggled tells the stories of two families that came together when the author’s parents met and married in 1945. The Hüglins had lost most of their fortune in the course of two world wars, and……続きを見る

Anne of Brittany was only 12 when, in 1488, she became its Duchess, but already she was among the best-educated women of her era and she was determined to preserve the duchy’s independence. At 15 sh……続きを見る

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Thomas Edison•Edison His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin"He led no armies into battle, he conquered no coun……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

*Weaves the lives and careers of both generals into one entertaining and educational narrative. *Includes MacArthur's most colorful and inspiring quotes, including his famous Victory Broadcast and F……続きを見る

In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: A Sh……続きを見る

A young man on a USO tour performing for soldiers wounded in Viet Nam, thinks back to his childhood and remembers a story his father told him about flying a DC-3 in the South Pacific during World Wa……続きを見る

David Mason graduated from the Australian National University with a law degree and an honours degree. Like those around him, he could easily have settled for a life of share portfolios, good suits,……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

*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

This book was inspired by the author’s discovery of an extraordinary cache of letters from a soldier who was killed on the Western Front during the First World War. The soldier was his grandfather, ……続きを見る

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Billy the Kid•The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid by Pat Garrett'I wasn't the leader of any gang. I was for Billy all the time. Billy the KidI……続きを見る

Survivor on the River Kwai is the heartbreaking story of Reg Twigg, one of the last men standing from a forgotten war. Called up in 1940, Reg expected to be fighting Germans. Instead, he found himse……続きを見る

Includes passages from the journals of Lewis and Clark.Profiles important members of the expedition, including Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea.Includes pictures of important people and places.Includes a……続きを見る

At the time of his death, Julius Caesar was the most powerful man on earth. Beginning with the Gallic Wars, he had fought a series of epic campaigns, culminating in the brutal civil war that brough……続きを見る

A clazzic history of one of the world's greatest military commanders. At the age of 20, Alexander the Great inherited the near-bankrupt kingdom of Macedonia and its small but revolutionary army, bui……続きを見る

This book recounts the experiences of famous clairvoyant Winifred Franklin and her childhood encounter with Aliens. The subsequent effects of these encounters had a substantial impact on her life. ……続きを見る

What Hemingway's A Moveable Feast did for Paris in the 1920s, this charming yet undeceivable memoir does for Greenwich Village in the late 1940s. In 1946, Anatole Broyard was a dapper, earnest, fled……続きを見る

A grandmother records some details of her late husband's life for the benefit of his grandchildren and great grandchildren. 続きを見る

In the Cockpit with Chuck Yeager is the first volume in Passion for Flight, a series of short biographies (20,000 words or less) regarding notable pilots who inspire young and old alike to take to t……続きを見る

An incisive and absorbing biography of the legendary emperor who bridged ancient and modern Europe and singlehandedly altered the course of Western history. Charlemagne was an extraordinary figure: ……続きを見る

A moving and extraordinary book about courage and survival, friendship and endurance – a portrait of ordinary women who faced the horror of the holocaust together. On an icy morning in Paris in Janu……続きを見る

The discovery of Richard IIIs remains in August 2012 has reignited interest in the last English Monarch to die in battle. This eBook is perfect for those who wish to know more about the last Plantag……続きを見る

Here are portraits of three very different Victorian women, all of whom married men of exceptional talent, energy and genius. To be the wife of such frenetic, explosive characters as David Livingsto……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of each general and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes an introduction for each general*Includes a Table of Contents*Includes bibliographies for each ge……続きを見る