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ANONYMOUS. · Scribner Pages: 368 Format: Print book
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A stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping account, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring four-hundred-mission career, which included his involvement in attempts to rescue "Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell and abducted-by-Somali-pirates... |
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The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End
Robert Gerwarth · Farrar Pages: 464 Format: Print book
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An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I--conflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth centuryFor the Western allies, November 11, 1918 has always been a solemn date--the end of fighting that had destroyed a generation,... |
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The Modern Explorers
Robin Hanbury-Tenison · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Exploration has never been more popular and any idea that there is nowhere left to explore is instantly disproved by the contemporary explorers who are showcased here. This title deals with this topic. |
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Pueblo deco
Carla Breeze · Rizzoli International Publications Pages: 112 Format: Paperback
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Beautiful color photographs and a descriptive text survey examples of an architecture and design style developed in the southwestern US in the early 20th century. A design style that combines Old West motifs from Indian and Hispanic culture with art deco sensibilities. |
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Civil War in Apacheland: Sergeant George Hand's Diary, 1861-1864
George Hand · High-Lonesome Books Format: Hardcover
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The publication of Whiskey, Six-Guns and Red-Light Ladies in 1994 introduced readers to the ribald 1870s diary of frontier saloon keeper, George Hand. More than a decade earlier, George Hand kept another spirited journal, this one recording his service with the Union Army. Marching from... |
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A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization
Stephen Kershaw · Running Press Book Publishers ; London Pages: 402 Format: Print book
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From Gladiator to 300, the true history of the classical world is revealed here and will include everything you need to know including: Why was Julius Caesar assassinated? Who were the Spartans? Where does democracy come from? Despite centuries of history, the ancient world still has a powerful... |
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Blood and Fears: How America's Bomber Boys of the 8th Air Force Saved World War II
Kevin Wilson · Pegasus Books Pages: 560 Format: Print book
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The heroic, dramatic, and sometimes tragic history of how the US 8th Air Force changed the course of World War II. The US 8th Air Force came of age in 1944. With a fresh commander, it was ready to demonstrate its true power: from Operation Argument in February -- targeting German aircraft... |
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Bodie: California Ghostown
Brian Leng · Authorhouse Pages: 35 Format: Print book
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The town of Bodie, was to say the least was an exciting and exhilarating place in its hey- day where people were came with hopes and dreams of a better way of life. It's now a testament to what life was like during the California Gold Rush days. Hopefully it will remain a reminder of days... |
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