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Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Storyof World War II's Most Dramatic Mission
Hampton Sides · Perfection Learning
Pages: 344
Format: Library Binding
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On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese... |
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The Flood of 1912: 100th Anniversary Centennial Album of the Mississippi Valley Flood
Brian Costello · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
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A gallery of photographs and headlines of the disastrous Mississippi River flood of 1912. Photographs from the upper Mississippi Valley to the parishes of Louisiana. Content March of 1912 Opening Timeline Map of valley Ohio: Freemont Indiana: Logansport Nebraska: Valley Illinois: Future... |
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Eva Braun: Life with Hitler
Heike B. Gortemaker · Vintage
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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From one of Germany's leading young historians, the first comprehensive biography of Eva Braun, Hitler's devoted mistress, finally wife, and the hidden First Lady of the Third Reich. In this groundbreaking biography of Eva Braun, German historian Heike Gortemaker reveals Hitler's... |
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L'Histoire Et La Genealogie de La Famille Gravois
Roland Anthony Gravois · Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Pages: 774
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This book, which spans three-hundred years and fourteen generations, skillfully combines family history and genealogy to give the reader an insight into the lives of the various generations as the Gravois family multiplied and prospered since the first ones arrived in Louisiana in 1766.... |
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The Red River Campaign and Its Toll : 69 Bloody Days in Louisiana, March-May 1864
Henry O Robertson · McFarland & Company
Format: Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"This book takes a fresh look at the fierce battles at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, the Union army's escape from Monett's Ferry and the burning of Alexandria, and explains the causes and consequences of the war in Central Louisiana"--
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Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West
Tom Clavin · St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages: 480
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling story of the taming of the depraved and criminal Wild West. The instant New York Times bestseller!THE TRUE STORY OF HOW TWO GUNFIGHTERS BROUGHT LAW AND ORDER TO DODGE CITY, the most depraved and criminal town in the nationDodge City, Kansas,... |
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
Ben Macintyre · Crown
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British... |
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Through the Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam
William Reeder Jr. · Naval Institute Press
Pages: 238
Format: Print book
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Through the Valley is the captivating memoir of the last U.S. Army soldier taken prisoner during the Vietnam War. A narrative of courage, hope, and survival, Through the Valley is more than just a war story. It also portrays the thrill and horror of combat, the fear and anxiety of captivity,... |
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My Life, My Love, My Legacy
Coretta Scott King · Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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The Washington Post's Books to Read in 2017The New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceUSA Today, "New and Noteworthy""This book is distinctly Coretta's story . . . particularly absorbing. . . generous, in a manner that is unfashionable in our culture." -- New York... |
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Eyes of an Eagle: Jean-Pierre Cenac, Patriarch: An Illustrated History of Early Houma-Terrebonne
Christopher Everette Cenac · University Press of Mississippi/J.P.C.,L.L.C.
Pages: 303
Format: Hardcover
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In the year 1860, Jean-Pierre Cenac sailed from the sophisticated French city of Bordeaux to begin his new life in the city with the second busiest port of debarkation in the U.S. Two years before, he had descended the Pyrenees to Bordeaux from his home village of Barbazan-Debat, a terrain... |
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Together We Stand: America, Britain, and the Forging of an Alliance
James Holland · Miramax; 1St Edition edition
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover
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By the middle of 1942, Allied fortunes had reached their lowest ebb, Britain's military command was in tatters and the U.S., Britain's new ally, had only fledgling, severly under-trained forces. It seemed all might be lost in the Middle East, while collapse seemed inevitable in Russia.... |
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World War II: A Photographic History
David Boyle · Metro Books
Pages: 600
Format: Hardcover
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This new edition of a photographic history of World War II features 900 captioned images. It covers every major theatre of conflict and the people involved, capturing scenes of mass suffering and individual heroism, military conflict, portraits of leaders, and more. The text provides historical... |
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Declaration of Independence
Benson John Lossing · Applewood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence summarizes America's founding political philosophy. At once a cherished symbol of liberty and an expression of Jefferson's monumental talents as a writer, the document captures in unforgettable... |
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In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
NATHANIEL PHILBRICK · Viking
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Valiant AmbitionIn the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British... |
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