CK - Historical 13

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation. Six Weeks in Uniform is an account of the author's experiences during the Civil War. 続きを見る

Born in Romania, Anna Untch grew up in a community that gave special privileges to Saxons. She spent her childhood working on the family farm and learned German in school. But after World War II, th……続きを見る

An in-depth look at these Cold War–era bombers, in the words of those who flew themーincludes photos. The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the United Kingdom during the Cold ……続きを見る

Frederick Douglass is one of the most celebrated writers in the African American literary tradition, and this, his first autobiography, is one of the most widely read North American slave narratives……続きを見る

Extrait : S'il est difficile de donner une juste idée des contemporains illustres dans l'intimité desquels on n'a pas pénétré, il l'est aussi d'en parler lorsqu'on les a approchés de très près, quan……続きを見る

In 1861, war between the United States and the Chiricahua seemed inevitable. The Apache band lived on a heavily traveled Emigrant and Overland Mail Trail and routinely raided it, organized by their ……続きを見る

Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's "Glamour Boy" brought back the "million-dollar gate" not seen sin……続きを見る

James Longstreet stood with Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in the great triumvirate of the Army of Northern Virginia. He fought from First Manassas through Appomattox and served as Lee’s senior……続きを見る

Native Born Son is J. David Ford’s first-hand telling of his suspenseful exploits while growing up in the eastern arctic during the 1920s and 30s. He was born into a multi-generational line of trade……続きを見る

Extrait : Voici de longues années… permettez-moi de ne pas en avouer le nombre… que m’arriva la bonne nouvelle de ma promotion comme enseigne dans le 4e d’infanterie de Sa Majesté. Mon nom, qui si l……続きを見る

In 1876, a man named Henry Wickham smuggled seventy thousand rubber tree seeds out of the rain forests of Brazil and delivered them to Victorian England's most prestigious scientists at Kew Gardens.……続きを見る

SOLDIER, ESCAPER, SPYMASTER, POLITICIAN – Airey Neave was assassinated in the House of Commons car park in 1979. Forty years after his death, Patrick Bishop’s lively, action-packed biography examine……続きを見る

**One of NPR's Best Books of 2019 “Lyrical . . . A thoughtful perspective on America’s role overseas.” ーWashington Post From a decorated Marine war veteran and National Book Award finalist, an asto……続きを見る

Extrait : Il y avait une fois, dans un coin du Devonshire, un digne gentleman du nom de Godefroy Nickleby, qui avait attendu un peu tard pour se décider à se marier. Comme il n’était ni assez jeune ……続きを見る

Manila Espionage is the incredible true account of Claire "High Pockets" Phillips, an American entertainer living in Manila in 1941 who becomes an angel of the underground after her US Army officer ……続きを見る

Biography yields to no other species of composition, in interest and instruction. More especially is this true, when the subjects of which it treats are the struggles and vicissitudes of a life devo……続きを見る

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: The sun was setting gloriously over the hills which encompass Jerusalem, pouring its streams of golden light ……続きを見る

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: In substance, this address, now for the first time published, was prepared several years ago, and has been de……続きを見る

A small team from the US Navy arrives in Vietnam in the spring of 1962. At first, its members only hear whispers about what they are supposed to accomplish. The unit goes by the name MTT 10-62 becau……続きを見る

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: With the possible exception of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., no African American has been more instrumental in……続きを見る

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: These two articles were reproduced as an e-book by Project Gutenberg in 2008 to supplement "...several articl……続きを見る

Taschenbuch, Autor Heinrich Ziehn, 130 Seiten, wortgetreue Transkription der Ausgabe von 1911. Nachwort und Zeittafel von Harald Rockstuhl. Autor Heinrich Ziehn gab das heute sehr seltene Buch 1911 ……続きを見る

Former British Prime Minister who will always be remembered for his appeasement policy towards Hitler. 続きを見る

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘The farewell calls from the planes… the mounting terror of air traffic control… the mothers who knew they were witnessing their loved ones perish… From an author who’s……続きを見る

In the most compelling political memoir this century, Patrick Brown takes you through his rise in politics, his successes as well as his failures. But on January 24, 2018, Patrick Brown and his team……続きを見る

"Se me ha ordenado por su consejo ir a la Torre, un lugar más apto para un falso traidor que para un súbdito verdadero, lo que, por lo que se, lo quiera o no, aún ante este reino lo soy", escribió l……続きを見る

Thomas Trawick Jr. went from being a city boy to a country boy when his family moved out of Philadelphia to Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was like moving to a new world: One day, he stood on t……続きを見る

In volume one of Henry Buckberry's stories (Get Poor Now, Avoid the Rush), we followed Henry from his early childhood in central North Dakota to the dark, dangerous woods of northern Wisconsin. Get ……続きを見る

Winston Churchill was the greatest statesman of the twentieth century, yet he began his career as a colonial policeman in the North-West borderlands of India, and this experience was the beginning o……続きを見る

In the mountains and jungles of occupied Burma during World War II, British special forces launched a series of secret operations, assisted by parts of the Burmese population. The men of the SOE, tr……続きを見る