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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

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

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. Here one of the foremost scholars of early modern Russia explores the intric……続きを見る

The first study of state feminism in a non-western nation state, this volume focuses on the activities and roles of the Women's Bureau of the Ministry of Labor in post-World War II Japan. While stat……続きを見る

Before the Civil War, most Southern white people were as strongly committed to freedom for their kind as to slavery for African Americans. This study views that tragic reality through the lens of ei……続きを見る

This book looks at the origins and the many contemporary meanings of the virtual. Rob Shields shows how the construction of virtual worlds has a long history. He examines the many forms of faith and……続きを見る

Skulduggery in the Home Counties! This book is a fascinating look at the history of spying and spies in and around Hertfordshire. Rudyard Kipling called it The Great Game. Today, although it involve……続きを見る

"Border Wars of Texas: An Account of the Long Bitter Conflict Between the Settlers & Indians of Texas And The Capture of Cynthia Ann Parker at the Massacre at Parker's Fort; Her Years with the Coman……続きを見る

Self-determination, imported into the Middle East on the heels of World War I, held out the promise of democratic governance to the former territories of the Ottoman Empire. The new states that Euro……続きを見る

Noted author, and at the time U.P. correspondent, Samuel Dashiell, writes of his experiences in Algiers for a few months prior to and just after Pearl Harbor, following which he was expelled. Vivid ……続きを見る

Modern Russian identity and historical experience has been largely shaped by Russia's imperial past: an empire that was founded in the early modern era and endures in large part today. The Russian E……続きを見る

In cities from Boston to Charleston, elite men and women of eighteenth-century British America came together in private venues to script a polite culture. By examining their various 'texts'--convers……続きを見る

Unlike appreciating America's other natural wonders such as waterfalls, glaciers, mountains, or prairies, one must struggle to absorb, assimilate, and comprehend the Grand Canyon's tremendous scale.……続きを見る

In June of 1876, members of various northern Plains tribes gathered at the Little Bighorn River to form the largest Indian encampment in recorded American history. The huge gathering, called Tiospay……続きを見る

Self-determination, imported into the Middle East on the heels of World War I, held out the promise of democratic governance to the former territories of the Ottoman Empire. The new states that Euro……続きを見る

It has been said that all great literature is about suffering. But before the twentieth century, physical pain, one of the most primal forms of human suffering, has rarely been represented on the st……続きを見る

The story of Cynthia Ann Parker, a woman who was kidnapped and taken prisoner, and spent the next 25 years with the Comanche Indians. 続きを見る

It is the story above all, and Lazlos Revenge is an excellent story, inspired by true events in places devastated by war, and those who suffered greatly. Readers develop a personal relationship with……続きを見る

Author Margaret Shiels Konitzky reveals the stories of local heroes and the relentless spirit of midcoast Maine. While World War II raged overseas, the people of midcoast Maine responded with remark……続きを見る

The American Civil War ended 152 years ago. Of the military men who served in this drama of untold suffering, little has been written about the experiences of the American Indian (indigenous) partic……続きを見る

Chios Classics brings literature’s greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents. Cynthia Ann Parker, the Story of Her Capture tells the story of ……続きを見る

The Battle of the Big Hole: A History of General Gibbon's Engagement with Nez Percés Indians in the Big Hole Valley describes the battle between the United States and the Nez Perce in Montana, Augus……続きを見る

Noted painter, writer and artist Frederic Crowninshield takes us on a decorator's tour of Rome in the 1890's.続きを見る

Bestselling, award-winning novelist writing about one of the most popular and enduring English novelists - recently voted best author of all time. 'Splendid ... a gem' LITERARY REVIEW 'An excellent ……続きを見る

"Harrowing tales of adventure on the Texas frontier." -Mississippi Valley, Historical Review, 1915 "Border warfare, told in thrilling detail." -The Fruit Grower & Farmer, 1913 The unrivaled deeds of……続きを見る

Valuable new insights into the multi-layered and multi-directional relationship of law, literature, and social regulation in pre-Conquest English society. Pre-Conquest English law was among the most……続きを見る

In Ancient Philosophy (2012), Christopher Shields expanded on the coverage of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in his earlier book, Classical Philosophy (2003), to include the philosophy of the Hellen……続きを見る

This interesting and informative book is a must-read for everyone who loves to read about history, the American Revolution, and South Carolina. There are over 500 Revolutionary War sites in South Ca……続きを見る

"Exceedingly interesting." - A History of Texas Baptists, 1923 "She grew up an Indian, forgot her own race and tongue, married a chief and became the mother of another chief, Quanah." - Pearson's Ma……続きを見る

Bitter Southerner 2022 Summer Reading pick • Garden & Gun Best Southern Cookbooks pick • Forbes Best New Cookbooks For Travelers pick • 2021 Gourmand International Cookbook Award Finalist • A vivid ……続きを見る