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Fame & Infamy is part of the series a conveniently portable, stylishly packaged and eminently collectible set of six books that each open a window onto a selection of remarkable stories, characters ……続きを見る

"An ancient secret. A modern discovery. A journey that changes everything." Hatchie: Keeper of the Secret is a fast-paced historical adventure filled with mystery, intrigue, and hidden truths that s……続きを見る

In 1941, a young Belgian woman organised an escape line, crossing rivers and traversing mountains in order to spirit hundreds of British soldiers back to England. The Comet Line, as it became known,……続きを見る

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilization……続きを見る

"Read this book and you will almost experience Ed Mann’s war and may agree with me that it is one of the best Vietnam War memoirs you have ever read." ー The VVA Veteran ***"Jungle Ghosts" is a grip……続きを見る

The aims of this writing are the following: 1. To introduce to our community the work and thinking of the past leaders, grand masters of Prince Hall Freemasonry. 2. To illuminate for our community t……続きを見る

The gripping untold story of Britain’s first Antarctic expedition ー a daring journey that launched the legendary careers of Scott and Shackleton. Before Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic race to the Sou……続きを見る

This book is a document-based exposé. Not of belief. Not of speculation. But of a historical system that shaped what could be seen, what could be shared, and what remained obscured during the Cold W……続きを見る

Whereas fairy tales begin with "One upon a time," military stories tend to start with "Y'all aren't going to believe this." Here is the story of a Tennessee farm boy's journey from high school gradu……続きを見る

Unseen Imagery The Project Apollo in Photographs series features tens of thousands of previously unpublished images from the J.L. Pickering collection. 続きを見る

From Ramallah to New York, Tel Aviv to Porto Alegre, people around the world celebrate a formidable, transnational Palestinian LGBTQ social movement. Solidarity with Palestinians has become a salien……続きを見る

"Europe stretches to the Alleghenies, America lies beyond." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "They are my people and this is my town and it does my heart good just to be here." - Art Rooney Sr. What does it me……続きを見る

The late 1960s and early 1970s formed a significant epoch in the world of international sports car racing. As the motor racing rule-making body moved back and forth between cars that less and less r……続きを見る

'Were it not for the Navajo Code Talkers the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima and other places' (Anonymous, Marine Corps signal officer). Ed Gilbert uses personal interviews with veterans to ……続きを見る

By 1960, following Korea, tanks and their crews had proved themselves to be a fundamental part of the Marine Corps' combined arms team. When the Marines were ordered to Vietnam in 1965, they took th……続きを見る

The great military effectiveness of semitrained local militia is one of the enduring myths of American military history. In this book Ed Gilbert reveals the truth behind this myth, shedding light on……続きを見る

The US Marine Raider was an "elite within an elite." Modeled on British Commandoes, they were the earliest forerunners of the various special operations units of the modern US military. These units ……続きを見る

He was named after an enemy of the United States. He was proslavery despite his loyalty to the Union. He burned and pillaged an already beaten foe on a march history will never forget. If, as he fam……続きを見る

The American Revolution was a decisive conflict, which saw the birth of a new nation. Continental Army regulars fought in massive and famous battles from New England to Virginia, but in the South a ……続きを見る

Questo volume non intende essere un libro di storia né una cronistoria degli avvenimenti che hanno caratterizzato la città di San Benedetto del Tronto, in quanto non sono riportati tutti gli eventi,……続きを見る

Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent death. Begun as a series of attempted letters to the Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling ……続きを見る

Hidden Under Our Nose: A Paradigm Shift The Simpkinson lithograph arrived quietly, tucked among a binder of vintage NASA imagery acquired from the estate of Emily Ertl and her partner, Scott H. Simp……続きを見る

This timely and provocative work reimagines education through the lens of Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy, addressing urgent 21st-century challenges such as digital inequity, systemic oppression, a……続きを見る

On May 7, 1945, Associated Press reporter Ed Kennedy became the most famous -- or infamous -- American correspondent of World War II. On that day in France, General Alfred Jodl signed the official d……続きを見る

This book describes and analyses the 2003 British Airways (BA) Customer Service Agents’ (CSA) 24-hour unofficial strike. It examines the lead up to the dispute, in which negotiations failed to reach……続きを見る

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This history of our world is created from the witnessing accounts given to us by the Holy Writings inspired by God. A history that will explain in the right light the ancient history given to us by ……続きを見る

In Old Warhorse vs. Redemption Seeker, the clash between James Longstreet and Ambrose Burnside unfolds in the Western Theater, shaping the fate of East Tennessee and Chattanooga during the Civil War……続きを見る

La reine Cléopâtre (ou Cléopâtre VII ) est l’une des reines antiques les plus populaires de nos jours. Sa beauté et son règne autoritaire ont inspiré de nombreuses œuvres dans l’art, le cinéma et la……続きを見る

UNTOLD HISTORY illustrates how African history is intertwined with and foundational to American history. The book begins this narrative in the fourteenth century, when European seafarers discovered ……続きを見る