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Many books on the Luftwaffe in World War II have been published over the years, although the Night Fighter´s branch has been studied less often. In our Gui...

Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-sca...

Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning pointsIncludes the Battle of KurskSpecial focus on the notori...

Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations. Moving from ...

Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting...

The American Irish: A History, is the first concise, general history of its subject in a generation. It provides a long-overdue synthesis of Irish-American ...

The Gifts Of The Jews Reveals The Critical Change That Made Western Civilization Possible. Within The Matrix Of Ancient Religions And Philosophies, Life Was...

Full of beautiful, heart-wrenching, and hilarious stories, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years details one mans opportunity to edit his life as if he were ...

From one of the most prominent biographers of the Nazi period, a new and provocative portrait of the figure behind the century's worst crimesAcclaimed hist...

The Authors Of This First Full-length Biography Of Maharaja Ranjit Singh In English Make Use Of A Variety Of Eye-witness Accounts, From Reports By Maratha S...

Old Testament Parallels Offers Teachers And Students A Readable, Affordable, And Portable Anthology Of Ancient Near Eastern Texts Related To The Bible That ...

Explores the role of firefighting in human history while chronicling the world's most famous fires. An innovative, vividly illustrated chronicle of humankin...

The Mars Mystery is a gripping work of historical detection. It explores mounting evidence that links three events: 1976 photographs of ruined "monuments" o...

THE BASIS OF THE MOVIE “CHE: PART ONE” FROM STEVEN SODERBERGH STARRING BENICIO DEL TORO The dramatic art and acute perceptiveness evident in Che Guevar...

This guide to the 20th century uses newspaper-style presentations to reveal the stories behind the heroes and villains of recent times, the major events tha...

Introduction -- In The Beginning -- Booth Finds His Destiny -- William And Catherine -- An Army Is Formed -- The Sounds Of Music -- Early Persecution -- Wom...

The most comprehensive reconstruction of the history and fate of the legendary ancient civilization of Atlantis • Draws together compelling evidence f...

Scientific and mythological evidence that Antarctica was once Atlantis • Reveals how the earth’s crust shifted in 9600 BCE, dragging Atlantis into the...

Reveals how the only hard evidence that dates the Great Pyramid--the quarry marks discovered by Colonel Vyse in 1837--was forged • Includes evidence from ...

"One diplomat's darkly humorous and ultimately scathing assault on just about everything the military and State Department have done—or tried to do—sin...

A Scientific Exploration Of The Advanced Ancient Civilization Known As Doggerland Or Fairland That Disappeared 5,000 Years Ago. Looks At The Latest Archaeol...

New Revised And Expanded 2015 Edition. *** The Biblical Exodus Was The Hyksos Exodus *** The Tempest Stele Of Pharaoh Ahmose I Contains A Quotation From The...

New York Times Bestseller! Let former Minnesota Governor, actor, and superstar professional wrestler Jesse Ventura walk you through the assassinations of J...

The second volume of Branch's trilogy on the civil rights era. Jeff Shesol Branch spins an intricate, seamless web of politics and personalities, ambition ...

A Vintage Books Original--copyright Page.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government Elections & Political ProcessElections ...

This Is The Chilling Account Of How A Low-level, Small-minded Kgb Operative Ascended To The Russian Presidency And, In An Astonishingly Short Time, Destroye...

In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all...

Published in conjunction with the Academy's bicentennial, this handsome volume commemorates the first two centuries in the life of an institution that has b...

The women pilots profiled in this book have flown from British Columbia to Newfoundland and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Right from the beginni...

Newton engagingly recalls a lifetime of friendship with five giants of the twentieth century. Foreword by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index; photographs. ...

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar ...

Harry Leslie Smith.Categories: History Historical Study & Educational ResourcesEssays

Jimmy Carter. With A New Afterword -- Cover. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Governm...

From The Publisher: A Gripping, Groundbreaking Biography Of The Combative Man Whose Genius And Force Of Will Created Modern Capitalism. Founder Of A Dynasty...

In the long-awaited National Book Award--shortlisted follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize--winning Gulag, acclaimed journalist Anne Applebaum delivers a groundbr...

Napoleon And Russia Tells, For The First Time, The Full Story Of Napoleon And His Crucial Relationship With Russia, From The 1790s And Bonaparte's Rise To P...

The Full And Fascinating Story Of Russia, From Its Founding In The Waning Years Of The Tenth Century To Its Resurgence Of Wealth And Power In The Early Year...

Drawing On Newly Discovered Archival Material And Extensive Interviews With Truman's Own Family, Friends, And Washington Colleagues, Mccullough Tells The De...

Kissinger Recalls ... The Second Administration Of Richard Nixon ... The Watergate Scandal ... The 1973 October War In The Middle East ... Year Of Europe; T...

"A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." — The New York Times "[The] most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. I...

In 1988 Orest Subtelny's Ukraine was published to international acclaim, as the definitive history of what was at the time a state within the USSR. With t...

Combining In-depth Research With His Personal Experiences As The Bbc Moscow Correspondent For Almost Twenty Years, Sixsmith Tells Russia's Full And Fascinat...

Confederate Williamsburg. A Line Of Defense -- Sickly Season -- Rumors Of War -- The Battle Of Williamsburg. Sunday Skirmish -- Pandemonium Broke Loose -- A...

Despair at Gallipoli. Victory at Vimy Ridge. A European generation lost, an American spirit found. The First World War, the deadly herald of a new era, co...

The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts....

This book begins with an introductory overview of the socio-political climate of the state of Mississippi during the 1850s and ends with a treatment of its ...

The Best-selling Storytelling Approach With Tools That Develop History SkillsCategories: History United States20th Century