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Why Should You Read This Book? They Were Not Men: The Battle of Camarón is not merely a retelling of the battle; it is an immersion into the terrifying calculus of survival. While history books redu……続きを見る

Why Should You Read This Book The White Képi at War: The Legion's Top Battles (1863–1991) is more than military history; it is a profound examination of the French Foreign Legion's role as an indisp……続きを見る

Stan Connelly, raised by a single mother in rural poverty, became a major general in the U.S. Army Reserves and participated in negotiations in Moscow that ended the Cold War in 1988. He co-founded ……続きを見る

**A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR An extraordinary work of revisionist history that centers Africa in the life of one of our greatest philosophers: "Excellent, short, and highly readable.... Traces a ……続きを見る

Chief Warrant Officer Necole Belanger created a professional persona that was no-nonsense and highly put-together-even perfect. But the truth was much more complex. Necole's story is a tale of two l……続きを見る

"Far from growing up in the wealthy, fox-hunting circles . . .her mother had in fact been raised in a foundling hospital for the children of unwed women." ーEditor's Choice, The New York Times Book……続きを見る

An exciting figure among the avant-garde of Paris in the 1920s, Caresse Crosby is little known today. She and her husband Harry founded the Black Sun Press, early publishers of such titans as Ernest……続きを見る

Churchill. Hitler. Mussolini. Roosevelt. These are some of the most notable figures of the WW2. The names of Hitler and Mussolini evoke painful memories, while Winston Churchill and Roosevelt are re……続きを見る

Once called the greatest charlatan of his age, the Marquis was a fascinating Victorian 'renaissance man'. Born to an artistic family, he became a renowned poet and adventurer. A crack shot and excel……続きを見る

Prince des ténèbres ? A maints égards, Richard Nixon est entré dans l'Histoire comme une figure maléfique. Seul président américain à avoir jamais été contraint à la démission, son nom reste attaché……続きを見る

“Far from growing up in the wealthy, fox-hunting circles she had always suggested, her mother had in fact been raised in a foundling hospital for the children of unwed women.” ー Editor’s Choice, Th……続きを見る

Nous sommes tous guidés raconte le voyage initiatique d’une jeune femme qui, ayant reçu en cadeau le bureau de son arrière-grand-père décédé, s’est lancée dans une quête effrénée, à la découverte de……続きを見る

In the historical narrative/memoir Child of Many, the author traces the lives of her paternal great-great-grandparents, Winifred and Captain Moses Davis, during the American Civil War, and her mater……続きを見る

The true story of a foundling. 'Extraordinary ... A fascinating, moving book: part history of the Foundling Hospital and the development of child psychology, part Cowan's own story, and part that of……続きを見る

Yvonne Collinson Heath will never forget the telephone call that changed her life for ever. On 23 March 2002, her eldest son, James – a private with the Royal Logistic Corps – was found dead in myst……続きを見る

Dans "La Marquise de Boufflers et son fils, le chevalier de Boufflers", Gaston Maugras s'illustre par un style élégant et fouillé, reflet d'une époque marquée par l'exploration des relations familia……続きを見る

Bigger than The Great Escape. The story of the first successful mass tunnel escape from a POW camp in First World War Germany. Situated in Lower Saxony, Germany, Holzminden swung open its barbed wir……続きを見る

George Boole (1815–1864) was born in Lincoln, England and was largely self taught, having left school before he was sixteen. First, he taught himself languages – Latin, Greek, French, German and Ita……続きを見る

"Tense, abundantly researched, and heartbreaking . . . Coles makes sense of the unique forces that shaped women in the twentieth century." ーForeword Reviews Walter Link and Miriam Wollaeger, a youn……続きを見る

Stéphane Courtois demuestra en esta obra fundamental la forma en que Lenin, un joven intelectual radical, elabora, ansía y establece una dictadura ideológica despiadada al crear los conceptos y los ……続きを見る

Matthew Fontaine Maury has been nicknamed the "pathfinder of the seas" and the "father of modern oceanography". This is a detailed biography of the man who created a science. Many of the earliest bo……続きを見る

Hazard, Kentucky is the setting for this historical story enhanced with some fiction, amazingly well told by author Wayne Combs, the great grandson of Bad Tom Smith. "Bad Tom" Smith was a notorious ……続きを見る

A true story of how a housewife and mother became the first woman sentenced to hang in Prince Edward Island. Local area residents provided a lot of history surrounding the case and the author wanted……続きを見る

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English Literature William Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in history ……続きを見る

Jamaican-born Necola Hall served in the British Army for more than nine years, and is a veteran of the Second Gulf War. After being turned down by the Army on two occasions, her dogged tenacity and ……続きを見る

Les trésors de sa petite enfance redécouverts dans une enveloppe, font resurgir chez une fillette de 11 ans, des images parfois drôles, parfois tragiques, de la guerre 39-45. Avec ses yeux et ses mo……続きを見る