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Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
Bill O'Reilly · Henry Holt
Pages: 304
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The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin DugardAutumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese... |
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The Secret History of World War II: Spies, Code Breakers, and Covert Operations
Neil Kagan · National Geographic Soc
Pages: 352
Format: Print book |
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From spy missions to code breaking, this richly illustrated account of the covert operations of World War II takes readers behind the battle lines and deep into the undercover war effort that changed the course of history. From the authors who created Eyewitness to World War II and numerous... |
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In the Land of Giants: A Journey Through the Dark Ages
Max Adams · Pegasus Books
Pages: 416
Format: Print book |
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A cultural exploration of the Dark Age landscapes of Britain that poses a significant question: Is the modern world simply the realization of our ancient past? The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain and the death of Alfred the Great have left few voices save a handful of chroniclers,... |
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Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America
Douglas R Egerton · Basic Books
Pages: 448
Format: Print book |
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Soon after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, abolitionists began to call for the creation of black regiments. At first, the South and most of the North responded with outrage - southerners promised to execute any black soldiers captured in battle,... |
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Market Madness: A Century of Oil Panics, Crises, and Crashes
Blake C. Clayton · Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Stock market booms are cause for celebration. But when oil prices soar because supplies are failing to keep up with demand, the response is nearly always apocalyptic. Predictions of the end of oil can create anxiety on Wall Street and in Washington, stoking fears that production has hit a ceiling... |
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Northmen: The Viking Saga AD 793-1241
John Haywood · Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pages: 400
Format: Print book |
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From Finland to Newfoundland and Jelling to Jerusalem, follow in the wake of the Vikings -- a transformative story of a people that begins with paganism and ends in Christendom. In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their power... |
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Commander in Chief: FDR's Battle with Churchill, 1943
Nigel Hamilton · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 464
Format: Print book |
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In the next installment of the "splendid memoir Roosevelt didn't get to write" (New York Times) , Nigel Hamilton tells the astonishing story of FDR's year-long, defining battle with Churchill, as the war raged in Africa and Italy. Nigel Hamilton's Mantle of Command, long-listed... |
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Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind
Biz Stone · Grand Central Pub
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover |
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Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career.THINGS A LITTLE BIRD TOLD MEFrom GQ's "Nerd of the Year" to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone... |
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The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
G.J. Meyer · Delacorte Press; Later prt. edition
Format: Hardcover |
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For the first time in decades, here, in a single volume, is a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty, comprising some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule a country. Acclaimed historian G. J. Meyer reveals the flesh-and-bone reality in all its wild excess.In 1485, young Henry Tudor,... |
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5 Steps to a 5 AP World History 2017
Peggy Martin · Mcgraw-Hill Education
Pages: 336
Format: Print book |
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Get ready for your AP World History exam with this straightforward, easy-to-follow study guide--updated to match the latest test changes The wildly popular test prep guide -- updated and enhanced for smartphone users -- 5 Steps to a 5: AP World History 2017 provides a proven strategy to achieving... |
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