Sam - History 1

Come along and sing with us, as we accompany Jimmy Collier, the unsung 'Pied Piper' of the Civil Rights Movement, on an unbelievable journey. Reminisce about his humble beginnings in Ft. Smith, Ark.……続きを見る

On November 1, 1959, the first Baptist missionaries arrived in the Republic of Vietnam. During the next years over 3000 persons would come to know Jesus in over 100 new churches. From the time Bapti……続きを見る

Discover the astonishing story of the world's greatest lost treasures in this enthralling narrative by a writer with "the anecdotal flourishes of Oliver Sacks and the populist accessibility of Malco……続きを見る

Understanding Chinese Culture is a comprehensive exploration of one of the world's oldest and most enduring civilizations. Through history, philosophy, tradition, and everyday life, this book guides……続きを見る

**A Financial Times, NPR, and BBC History Best Book of the Year A bold and sweeping history of modern South Asia, told through the five partitions that reshaped it.** As recently as 1928, a vast swa……続きを見る

In the late 1960s, an Italian engineer named Giorgio Rosa decided that the suffocating bureaucracy of his home country was no longer tolerable. Instead of protesting or moving abroad, he chose a far……続きを見る

Cette anthologie rassemble des points de vue d'écrivain.e.s et des textes théoriques. À la fois personnels et engagés, ces écrits montrent la richesse et la fécondité de la pensée autochtone. En plu……続きを見る

How did Karl Marx's moral views inform his views on capitalism? This book argues that Marx developed an ethic of character development and human flourishing that resembles but also diverges from Ari……続きを見る

Mit Katapult und Sauerteig – Wenn Archäologen Geschichte ausprobieren Wir glauben, die Welt der antiken Ägypter, Azteken und Wikinger zu kennen. Doch wissen wir wirklich, wie es sich angefühlt haben……続きを見る

The definitive biography of a South Asian genius who conquered the international chess world on the eve of decolonization In the late 1920s and ’30s, the international chess scene was rocked by the ……続きを見る

Almost everything we’ve been taught about ancient history is flawed - our origins, the rise of civilizations, and, most strikingly, the true purpose of pyramids. The history books we rely on will ne……続きを見る

Sam Halpern's eyewitness account of a flourishing Jewish life wiped out by the Nazis, Sam's miraculous survival, and his ultimate success in America. In this incredible memoir, Sam Halpern lovingly ……続きを見る

A visually stunning and profoundly accessible edition of the U.S. Constitutionーhand-lettered and illustrated by master calligrapher Sam Finkーinviting readers of all ages to rediscover the foundati……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE TENNESSEE HISTORY BOOK AWARD John Calvin Brown was a Confederate general, Tennessee politician, railroad executive, and lawyer, and yet he is little known to today’s Americans. He left……続きを見る

Casting a modern light on memories and artifacts of the Civil War In December 2021, a copper box filled with artifacts that had been buried beneath the statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in ……続きを見る

Un hilarante viaje (nunca mejor dicho) por los excesos, delirios y resacas que marcaron el rumbo de la historia. ¿Sabías que Alejandro Magno era un borracho empedernido, que Shakespeare fumaba marih……続きを見る

The Lebanese Civil War of 1975-76 caused 80,000 dead and totally split the country along factional lines. An estimated 50 different militias came into existence, and acts of violence were both indiv……続きを見る

A helicopter door gunner watches tracers stitch the jungle. A medic takes notes in a schoolhouse scarred by chemicals. A platoon holds a ridge at dawn. Zero Hour Vietnam is the record of those momen……続きを見る

Vous avez aimé le film Gladiator de Ridley Scott et la série Spartacus... mais à un détail près ? Vous auriez sûrement préféré voir des femmes en jupe et sandales de cuir, n’est-ce pas ? Sam Taylord……続きを見る

Wheels of War reveals how tanks changed the course of World War II. From the steppe at Kursk to the hedgerows of Normandy to the ruins of Berlin, you ride with crews who fought inside steel and made……続きを見る

Hitler did not rule alone. A small circle of loyal men turned his ideas into orders, and orders into catastrophe. This book follows those lieutenants at the exact moments when propaganda, police pow……続きを見る

The guns fell silent in 1945. Another war began in whispers. The Quiet War tells the true stories of agents, codebreakers, couriers, and archivists who carried unfinished battles from WWII into the ……続きを見る

Tyrants and Titans pull you inside the rooms where courage was a decision, not a slogan. World War II was a military war, yes. It was also a political knife fight. Power versus conscience. Orders ve……続きを見る

They slipped past checkpoints, tuned radios under blackout curtains, and carried messages that could tip a battle by morning. In She Who Dared, the hidden history of women spies comes into sharp foc……続きを見る

Code of Silence opens with a simple truth. World War II was won in crowded rooms where no shots were fired. Messages hid in songs. Orders slipped through coat pockets. Ordinary people lived double l……続きを見る

They crossed at night. Maps sewn into jackets. Charges wrapped in cloth. A whisper on a field phone. In the dark between villages, small teams changed the war. Behind Enemy Lines is a ground-level h……続きを見る

Burning Skies opens in the cockpit, where seconds decide everything. Searchlights sweep the clouds. Engines strain. A pilot trusts his crew and flies into fire. These are true World War II stories t……続きを見る

Flying pigs, retro hairstyles and hand grenades are among some of the images found in this new book celebrating the art and craft of Cambodia’s hand-painted advertising. Published in November 2012, ……続きを見る

A lively, hilarious, and entirely truthful look at the druggie side of history's most famous figures, including Shakespeare, Queen Victoria, and the Beatles, from debut author (and viral historical ……続きを見る

Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your mathematical curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in maths in concise, 100-word su……続きを見る