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For a period of 85 years, the M Street/Dunbar High School was an academically elite, all-black public high school in Washington, D.C. As far back as 1899, its students came in first in citywide test……続きを見る

Spitfire Mk Is and IIs served only briefly in the frontline with the RAF, but their pilots were responsible for achieving impressive scores against the Luftwaffe during 1940/41. This volume details ……続きを見る

In the evocative anthology 'Campfire and Battlefield,' readers are drawn into the rich narrative tapestry of war's grim realities and the quiet, reflective moments of camaraderie and introspection o……続きを見る

In "The Book of Buried Treasure," Ralph D. Paine embarks on an adventurous exploration of folklore and treasure hunting, weaving together captivating tales of lost riches and hidden fortunes. The te……続きを見る

Lucie Blackmanーtall, blond, twenty-one years oldーstepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found bur……続きを見る

The Charter of Liberties, also called the Coronation Charter of King Henry, or Statutes of the Realm of 1100. It was a written proclamation by Henry I Beauclerc of England, issued upon his accession……続きを見る

**“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”ーRichard Danzig, former secretary of the navy The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in Oc……続きを見る

An expertly written, illustrated new analysis of the Desert Storm air campaign fought against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which shattered the world's fourth-largest army and sixth-largest air force in ju……続きを見る

“1960 aims to take us deeper into the campaign than Theodore White’s famous The Making of the President, 1960. And it does.”ーChicago Sun-Times This is award-winning historian David Pietrusza's hard……続きを見る

In this book Pandavas are cheated by Kauravas in a game of dice and take all their wealth and banish them to forest for 14 years. I have recorded my study of Mahabharata second chapter Sabhaparva in……続きを見る

This is the first title in the Key Themes in Ancient Philosophy series, which provides concise books, written by major scholars and accessible to non-specialists, on important themes in ancient phil……続きを見る

“A cracking read” on the twin-engined supersonic long-range fighter bomber from the bestselling author of the Hunter Boys and Lightning Boys volumes (Britain at War). Originally developed for the US……続きを見る

The history of Mediaeval Europe is so vast a subject that the attempt to deal with it in a small compass must entail either severe compression or what may appear at first sight reckless omission. Th……続きを見る

Magnus Haakonsson was King of Norway from 1263 to 1280, and the forefather of the modernization and nationalization of the Norwegian law-code, after which he is known as "Magnus the Law-mender". Dur……続きを見る

In "History of the United States," John Clark Ridpath presents a comprehensive narrative that meticulously chronicles the evolution of the United States from its earliest days to the post-Civil War ……続きを見る

Royal Air Force veteran Wing Commander Richard Pinkham DFC presents the extraordinary and graphic account of his experiences flying 62 World War Two bombing operations. He tells his story with cando……続きを見る

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize • New York Times Bestseller • Over Two Million Copies Sold “One of the most significant projects embarked upon by any intellectual of our generation” (Gregg Easterbrook,……続きを見る

Surrounded by potential adversaries, nineteenth-century Prussia and twentieth-century Germany faced the formidable prospect of multifront wars and wars of attrition. To counteract these threats, gen……続きを見る

It's the inside scoop on US military special operations. From weapons, gear, missions, and commandos, learn every military secret from the eighteenth century to today. Few aspects of the US military……続きを見る

As an adjunct to the book A Pathway of Dreams, On the Greenbelt is a travel guide to the Boise Greenbelt path system, a system much-loved by users but one that is not always as easy to navigate as i……続きを見る

“[A]n excellent book...” ーThe Economist Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing on his own deep experience, as well as observations from a cross section ……続きを見る

America’s elite counterterrorist organization, Delta Force, is a handpicked group of the U.S. Army’s finest soldiers. The group specializes in hostage rescues and other difficult procedures to prote……続きを見る

Surrounded by potential adversaries, nineteenth-century Prussia and twentieth-century Germany faced the formidable prospect of multifront wars and wars of attrition. To counteract these threats, gen……続きを見る

As before, the second edition of this widely-used survey is in two main parts. The first analyses the major themes of seventeenth-century European history on a continent-wide basis. The second part ……続きを見る

When Richard and Sally Price stepped out of the canoe to begin their fieldwork with the Saamaka Maroons of Suriname in 1966, they were met with a mixture of curiosity, suspicion, ambivalence, hostil……続きを見る

The emergence of modernity has typically focused on Western male actors and privileged politics and economy over culture. The contributors to this volume successfully unsettle such perspectives by e……続きを見る

The Italian Diplomas is a collection of three documents from the reign of the Emperor Charlemagne that deal with churches in the former Lombard kingdom, their preservation and protection under the l……続きを見る

Originally published in 1975, The Machiavellian Moment remains a landmark of historical and political thought. Celebrated historian J.G.A. Pocock looks at the consequences for modern historical and ……続きを見る

Dynamius the Patrician lived at a turning point in western civilization where the fragments of the old Roman Order were beginning to fade without the edifice of empire to support them. In his time a……続きを見る

In 264 BC, a Roman army was poised to cross from southern Italy into Sicily. They couldn't know that this crossing would be Rome's first step on its journey from local republic to vast and powerful ……続きを見る