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**An award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacyーand what that means for America and the world “Magisterial.”ーEdward Chancellor, Reuters** Proph……続きを見る

In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"ーthe 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Go……続きを見る

By the twentieth century, North Carolina’s progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influenced state and national policies and politi……続きを見る

In "The Spanish Pioneers," Charles Fletcher Lummis delves into the rich tapestry of the Spanish exploration and settlement of the Americas, offering a meticulously researched narrative that combines……続きを見る

Edward C. Boynton's 'Guide to West Point, and the U.S. Military Academy' serves as both a comprehensive overview and an insightful exploration of one of America's most prestigious military instituti……続きを見る

Hurricane Katrina was a tragedy for many, but did birth a great revival in energy and enterprise for the area, and for me. Many from the New Orleans area have their "Katrina stories," and this is mi……続きを見る

This book provides the first history of the British and American Intelligence Divisions (IDs) in occupied Germany and the liaison between them. It reveals that after the fall of Adolf Hitler’s Third……続きを見る

Since the founding of the United States, women have picked up their pens to write and express their ideas, affording them independence and self-sufficiency in days when they had little. By way of th……続きを見る

This book provides an innovative and critical view into the linkages between discourse and politics and between culture and policies within the United States looking at various critical moments in t……続きを見る

Imagine crouching 15 feet from home plate during a Cincinnati Reds baseball game with a camera at eye level. A major league player like Ted Kluszewski comes barreling towards the plate as you flash ……続きを見る

Retrospective anthology summarizing the 50 year history of the nonprofit organization Prison Book Program. 続きを見る

In Persuading the Public, Anne Pluta rethinks the established narrative of presidential communication and offers a bold new way of thinking about how presidents have reached the American public. Mos……続きを見る

In "Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence," Heros von Borcke offers a compelling and detailed first-hand account of his experiences during the American Civil War as an officer in the Confe……続きを見る

In "The Adventures of a Revolutionary Soldier," Joseph Plumb Martin presents a vivid and personal account of life during the American Revolutionary War. Written in the form of a memoir, the text ble……続きを見る

Includes 11 photos and 5 maps/diagrams of the Defence of Wake Island "It is Monday, 8 December 1941. On Wake Island, a tiny sprung paper-clip in the Pacific between Hawaii and Guam, Marines of the 1……続きを見る

Urban terrain presents significant tactical challenges to attacking armies, limiting weapons effects and mobility while disrupting formations and command and control. The human terrain in cities cre……続きを見る

In Epidemics and the American Military, Dr. Jack McCallum examines the major role the military has played propagating and controlling disease throughout this nation’s history. The U.S. armed forces ……続きを見る

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance……続きを見る

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Tales of scandals, social class, and a city block where big names in horse racingーamong other prominent peopleーlived: "Well researched . . . a fascinating read." ー Brooklyn Daily Eagle In an era ……続きを見る

Take a bite out of The Peach State's history with accounts of Light Horse Harry Lee's bivouac, Jefferson Davis's arrest at Irwinville, and much more. Georgia has a rich history, filled with legends ……続きを見る

Despite its rough-and-tumble image, Chicago has long been identified as a city where books take center stage. In fact, a volume by A. J. Liebling gave the Second City its nickname. Upton Sinclair's ……続きを見る

Follow the final days of an American frontier icon as a historian examines what happened to him after he died. Finding Daniel Boone is a unique tribute to America's frontier hero and offers closure ……続きを見る

"The best battlefield first-person compilation I have read . . . Here it all isーthe tactics, the movement, the truth about warfare." ー The Civil War Times In Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle, histor……続きを見る

The second volume of a four-year endeavor to catalog the history of The Peach State originally published in the early twentieth century. This part of Lucian Knight's multivolume work includes DeSoto……続きを見る

Two paranormal investigators turn their spotlight on the haunted history behind the scenes at the famous movie studio. Talented entrepreneur Carl Laemmle led and won the fight against Thomas Edison'……続きを見る

As early as the Civil War, a dozen Filipino men living in Massachusetts enlisted in the Union army. In the 1900s, Filipino pensionados studied at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ……続きを見る

Born and raised in Mississippi, Peter K. Lutken, Jr. (1920–2014) joined the army in 1941 and was assigned to the Coast Artillery. Originally sent to India to guard airfields, he was reassigned to th……続きを見る

"Your boss, Hogan, is running the whole drug and gambling racket in Fairfield County." Vito Colucci had only been a cop in Stamford, CT for about a year and a half when he landed an assignment in th……続きを見る

Five letters by Columbus describing his first, third, and fourth voyages; another by Dr Chanca, physician, descriptive of the second voyage; and an extract from the will of Diego Mendez, one of Colu……続きを見る