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Rifles
Rupert Matthews · Hinkler Books Pty Ltd Pages: 160 Format: Print book |
Discover the history and development of weaponry through the ages with The Illustrated History if Weapons series. These comprehensive visual reference books explore the craftsmanship and progression of weaponry and cover the many important conflicts and historical events that have shaped... |
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Naming Jack the Ripper
Edwards Russell · Lyons Press Format: Kindle Edition |
After 125 years of theorizing and speculation regarding the identity of Jack the Ripper, Russell Edwards is in the unique position of owning the first physical evidence relating to the crimes to have emerged since 1888. This evidence is from one of the crime scenes, and has now been rigorously... |
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Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo
Jack Cheevers · NAL; 1St Edition edition Format: Hardcover |
WINNER OF THE 2014 SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON AWARD FOR NAVAL LITERATUREIn 1968, a small, dilapidated American spy ship set out on a dangerous mission to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of North Korea. Packed with advanced electronic-surveillance equipment and classified intelligence... |
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Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late
Joseph Cirincione · Columbia University Press Format: Print book |
There is a high risk that someone will use, by accident or design, one or more of the 17,000 nuclear weapons in the world today. Many thought such threats ended with the Cold War or that current policies can prevent or contain nuclear disaster. They are dead wrong -- these weapons, possessed... |
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Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
Ari Berman · Picador Usa Pages: 384 Format: Print book |
Named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review and The Washington PostNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR, The Boston Globe, and Kirkus Reviews (Best Nonfiction) Countless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been... |
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Ancient Egypt: Everyday Life in the Land of the Nile
Bob Brier · Sterling Pages: 312 Format: Hardcover |
A vivid view of life in ancient Egypt. More than 5,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians founded one of the world's oldest civilizations. We know of its pyramids, art, and pharaohs. But what was life really like then? Ordinary citizens in ancient Egypt lived and worked in much the same... |
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Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America's Founding Document
Mike Lee · Sentinel Pages: 256 Format: Print book |
The still-unfolding story of America's Constitution is a history of heroes and villains - the flawed visionaries who inspired and crafted liberty's safeguards, and the shortsighted opportunists who defied them. Those stories are known by few today.In Our Lost Constitution, Senator... |
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