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Battle for Skyline Ridge: The CIA Secret War in Laos

James E. Parker Jr - Casemate
Format: Hardcover

In late 1971, the People's Army of Vietnam launched Campaign "Z" into northern Laos, escalating the war in Laos with the aim of defeating the last Royal Lao Army troops. The NVA troops numbered 27,000 and brought with them 130mm field guns and T-34 tanks, while the North Vietnamese...
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Biology 100 Ideas in 100 Words: A Whistle-stop Tour of Science's Key Concepts

Eva Amsen - DK
Format: Hardcover

Biology: 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your scientific curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in biology in concise, 100-word summaries.. One of the titles in a cutting-edge new series created in partnership with The Science...
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The Lenin Plot: The Untold Story of America's Midnight War Against Russia

Barnes Carr - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

The surprising story of perhaps the darkest episode in American espionage history: the "midnight war" to depose Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.It remains the most audacious spy plot in American history -- a bold and extremely dangerous operation to invade Russia, defeat the Red Army,...
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The Hundred Years War: A People's History

Dr. David Green - Yale University Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The Hundred Years War 13371453 dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways...
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The Indian Way

Dorothy Milligan - ?Chickasaw Pr; Abridged edition
Format: Hardcover

The Chickasaw Historical Society presents this abridged version of the original 1976 publication. In The Indian Way, Milligan explores our history and culture through interviews and letters from Chickasaw citizens and leaders of all ages. Featuring family histories, personal experiences,...
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The Murders That Made Us: How Vigilantes, Hoodlums, Mob Bosses, Serial Killers, and Cult Leaders Built the San Francisco Bay Area

Bob Calhoun - ECW Press
Format: Paperback

In The Murders That Made Us, the story of the San Francisco Bay Area unfolds through its most violent and depraved acts. From its earliest days when vigilantes hung perps from downtown buildings to the Zodiac Killer and the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, murder and mayhem have shaped the city...
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The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Germanic Ancestry in Europe

James M. Beidler - Family Tree Books
Format: Paperback

Explore Your German Ancestry!Follow your family tree back to its roots in Bavaria, Baden, Prussia, Hesse, Saxony, Wurttemburg and beyond. This in-depth genealogy guide will walk you step by step through the exciting journey of researching your German heritage, whether your ancestors came...
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The Merck Manual Of Diagnosis And Therapy

Merck & Co - Legare Street Press
Format: Hardcover

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...
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Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises

Timothy F. Geithner - Crown Publishers
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerWashington Post BestsellerLos Angeles Times BestsellerStress Test is the story of Tim Geithner's education in financial crises. As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama's secretary of the Treasury, Timothy...
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Play All Night!: Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East

Bob Beatty - ?University Press of Florida; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

The origin story of a groundbreaking album  ?The 1971 Allman Brothers Band album At Fillmore East was a musical manifesto years in the making. In Play All Night!, Bob Beatty dives deep into the motivations and musical background of band founder Duane Allman to tell the story of what...
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