History
Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Diogenes Station: A Perspective on Transformational Leadership Thirty Years LaterAt the height of the Cold War, Colonel William Hanne was selected to command Diogenes Station, an isolated, high-security, U.S. Army field station in Turkey. Being selected for a command as a colonel is an honor; being selected as commander of 500 men and...
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Dewey: Behind the Gold GloveFor twenty Major League seasons, the name Dwight Evans was synonymous with sterling defense and a potent bat. A Red Sox legend, he played in 2,505 games in Boston - second only to Carl Yastrzemski - and hit 379 home runs for the club,...
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Description and Rules for the Management of the Springfield Rifle, Carbine and A: Calibre .45ORDNANCE OFFICE, War Department, WASHINGTON, May 13, 1874. The Honorable the Secretary of War. SIR: The accompanying "Description and Rules for the Management of the Springfield Rifle, Carbine, and Colt's Revolver, Calibre .45", having been prepared under the direction of the Commanding Officer of...
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D-Day 6th June 1944: The Allied Invasion of NormandyThe 80th Anniversary of D-Day falls on June 6, 2024 In the early hours of that morning, three divisions of paratrooper and glider forces descended on Normandy. Already assembling offshore was the largest seaborne invasion fleet in the history of the world, ready to...
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David Bailly: Time, Death and Vanity"David Bailly's Vanitas Still Life with Portrait of a Young Painter earned him a prominent place in art history. Almost four hundred years after it was made, the painting--a masterpiece that raises all kinds of questions--continues to fascinate art historians. Is this a self-portrait?...
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Darwin: Portrait of a GeniusA "riveting" (The Wall Street Journal) biography of one of the most influential and controversial scientists in Western history Acclaimed historian and biographer Paul Johnson turns his keen eye on Charles Darwin, the towering figure whose work continues to spur scientific debate. With his...
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Dark Navy: The Italian Regia Marina and the Armistice of 8 September 1943In July 1943 Benito Mussolini, Italy's warlord and the father of fascism fell from power in a hastily arranged plot, the details of which even today remain controversial. A cabal of generals took the nation's reins and bungled their way toward an accommodation with...
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Dante: A LifeAn insightful biography of Florence's famous son Acclaimed biog rap her R.W.B. Lewis traces the life and complex development? emotional, artistic, philosophical?of this supreme poet-historian. Here we meet the boy who first encounters the mythic Beatrice, the lyric poet obsessed with love and death,...
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Crossing Under Cover: Covered Bridges of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Surrounding RegionsCrossing under Cover is a lovingly crafted and detailed profiling of the 24 covered bridges located in the tricounty/state area of Chester County, Pennsylvania; Cecil County, Maryland; and New Castle County, Delaware. The book features - a general history of covered bridges, including Pennsylvania's...
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Courage and Compassion: A Jewish Boyhood in German-Occupied GreeceIn this extraordinary personal account of childhood and survival during the Holocaust, Professor Tony (Antony) Molho recounts his adventures in 1940s Greece from ages four to six, as his parents risked everything to hide him from the German occupiers. In doing so he pays...
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Comradely Greetings: The Prison Letters of Nadya and Slavoj"We are the rebels asking for the storm, and believing that truth is only to be found in an endless search ... Two years of prison for Pussy Riot is our tribute to a destiny that gave us sharp ears, allowing us to sound...
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Company They KeptIn the late nineteenth century, migrants from Jamaica, Colombia, Barbados, and beyond poured into Caribbean Central America, building railroads, digging canals, selling meals, and farming homesteads. On the rain-forested shores of Costa Rica, U.S. entrepreneurs and others established vast banana plantations. Over the next...
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Collins Clans and Tartans Map of Scotland: Over 170 Arms, Official Insignia, Crests and Tartans of Scottish ClansDiscover Scotland with this authoritative guide to clans, tartans, and their origins.These popular maps are highly detailed, showing hundreds of arms, official insignia, crests, and tartans of the Scottish clans. This beautifully illustrated map is both decorative and informative.This map includes: Two double-sided, full-color...
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Clyde Warrior: Tradition, Community, and Red PowerThe phrase Red Power, coined by Clyde Warrior (1939-1968) in the 1960s, introduced militant rhetoric into American Indian activism. In this first-ever biography of Warrior, historian Paul R. McKenzie-Jones presents the Ponca leader as the architect of the Red Power movement, spotlighting him as...
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Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African QueenAs the only daughter of Roman Triumvir Marc Antony and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII, Cleopatra Selene was expected to uphold traditional feminine virtues; to marry well and bear sons; and to legitimize and strengthen her parents' rule. Yet with their parents' deaths by suicide,...
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Claiming the City: Politics, Faith, and the Power of Place in St. PaulAre Minneapolis and St. Paul "Twin Cities" in proximity only? How can two cities, spoken of so often in one breath, differ so greatly in their histories and characteristics? Claiming the City traces the contours of St. Paul's "civic identity" to show how personal...
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China between Peace and War: Mao, Chiang and the Americans, 1945-1947In China between Peace and War, Victor S. C. Cheng explores the gripping history of peace talks and international negotiations from 1945 to 1947 that helped determine the shape of the Chinese Civil War. The book focuses on the efforts of the two belligerent...
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Chichén ItzáAuthor: Lori DittmerPublisher: Creative EducationPublished: 07/15/2024Pages: 24Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9798889891062Language: SpanishAudience: Ages 9-12
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of SpaceAuthor: Adam HigginbothamPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 09/11/2024Pages: 885Binding Type: Library BindingISBN: 9781420516593
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Cerdic: Mysterious Dark Age King Who Founded EnglandThe potential burial site of the mysterious Dark Age king Cerdic who founded Wessex which grew into England is revealed in a new book.Fascinating research based on an ancient land charter from the son of Alfred the Great leads to a former Bronze Age...
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