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Discover the best books on history, the history novel including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?Learn about Boston's molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series. An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North...
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near EastIn this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient men...
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Washington on Foot, Sixth Edition Revised and ExpandedAn essential walking tour guide to one of the most walkable and historic cities in the US, perfect for first-time visitors and longtime residents alike This updated 6th edition of the perennial favorite Washington on Foot features 24 user-friendly maps, including new content on...
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Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV: Volume 7 - German Armies, 1660-1687After the Peace of Westphalia, several German states developed a disciplined 'Military' that produced outstanding armies. Germany supplied mercenary troops to major and minor powers in Europe, and the military-state, usually exemplified by Prussia, became a crucial part of German history. However, Germany was...
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Warrior Dogs - Getting to the BattlefieldThis is a memoir of the former Department of Defense Canine Program Manager as he encounters and overcomes hurdles when transferring Military Working Dogs (MWD) into the Middle East conflicts. His stories relate to service members, first responders, and homeland security personnel and their...
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War Paths: Walking in the Shadows of the Clans"Taking the reader through key historical moments of battles that would alter the country forever, [Moffat] also offers fascinating insight into the language, culture and lives of the clans." -- The BooksellerAcclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans....
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War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944 repairs the fragmentary and incomplete history of events in the Philippine Islands between the surrender of Allied forces in May 1942 and MacArthur's return in October 1944. No book has comprehensively examined the Filipino resistance during this...
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Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost AgeThe mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II."An absolute joy...Wanderlust is a compelling introduction to one of the most charismatic...
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Vintage Lamps Coloring Book for Adults: Crystal Chandeliers Coloring Book Grayscale Antique Lamps Coloring Book for Adults Stained Glass Lamps★Vintage Lamps Grayscale Coloring Book ★Beautiful antique chandeliers, stained glass lamps and Victorian street lamps in their full gloryThe coloring book includes A4 52 pages beautiful crystal chandeliers with white and black backgrounds victorian wall and street lamps lovely stained glass lamps Softcover A...
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Varieties of Russian Activism: State-Society Contestation in Everyday LifeDespite decades under Putin's rule, it is too simplistic to assert that authoritarianism in Russia has eliminated activism, especially in relation to everyday life. Instead, we must build an awareness of diverse efforts to mobilize citizens to better understand how activism is shaped by...
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Vancouver Was Awesome: A Curious Pictorial HistoryProduced in conjunction with the website Vancouver Is Awesome, this book collects stories and photos about the people, places, events, and phenomena that collectively have infused Vancouver with a distinct flavor and flair and which laid the foundation for the eclectic city that is...
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Vaccine Wars: The Two-Hundred-Year Fight for School VaccinationsThe first comprehensive history of efforts to vaccinate children from contagious disease in US schools.As protests over vaccine mandates increase in the twenty-first century, many people have raised concerns about a growing opposition to school vaccination requirements. What triggered anti-vaccine activism in the past,...
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USMC Tracked Amphibious Vehicles: T46e1/M76 Otter, M116 Husky, Lvtp5, and Lvtp7/Aav7a1Due to the specific nature of the Marine Corps' mission, the Marines has a acute need for amphibious vehicles. From the Vietnam War through today, the USMC has relied on four primary types of tracked amphibians: the T46E1/M76 Otter, M116 Husky, LVTP5, and LVTP7/AAV7A1....
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Unwithering Flames Book 1- Shaheed Mustafa Chamran"Unwithering Flames" is a thought-provoking and emotionally engaging six-book series chronicling contemporary martyrs of Islam from the intimate perspective of their devoted wives. In the first of the series, "Shaheed Mustafa Chamran," readers will be moved by the story of a man who left...
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Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in GuatemalaThe poignant saga of Guatemala's adoption industry: an international marketplace for children, built on a foundation of inequality, war, and Indigenous dispossession. In 2009 Dolores Preat went to a small Maya town in Guatemala to find her birth mother. At the address retrieved from...
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Understanding and Teaching Native American HistoryUnderstanding and Teaching Native American History is a timely and urgently needed remedy to a long-standing gap in history instruction. While the past three decades have seen burgeoning scholarship in Indigenous studies, comparatively little of that has trickled into classrooms. This volume is designed...
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Uncovering a Kingdom, A Nation Within: Memoir of a MST PTSD SurvivorIn Uncovering a Kingdom, Queen Mother Ramona bravely confronts the US Navy on December 3rd, 2019, in a battle for her freedom, dignity, and ownership. Her inspiring memoir recounts her journey as a single mother with no degree, no husband, and no church to...
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Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews That Shaped AmericaA quippy and irreverent collection of illustrated profiles of the great American women who weren't attractive, well-spoken, demure, or sinless enough to receive their rightful place in history, until now, from New York Times bestselling author Therese Oneill. Slut. Shrew. Sinful. Scold. The 19th-...
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UH-60 Black Hawk Pilot's Flight Operating ManualDeveloped to replace the UH-1 Iroquis, Sikorsky's UH-60 Black Hawk first entered service in 1979. A four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter, the UH-60 serves as the U.S. Army's primary tactical transport helicopter. Modified versions include models for the U.S. Navy and Air Force, and...
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Truth Changes Everything: How People of Faith Can Transform the World in Times of Crisis (Perspectives: A Summit Ministries)America has passed a tipping point. A majority of Americans now say that truth is up to the individual and that ultimate truth cannot be known. Learning to "speak our own truths" was supposed to lead to dignity and harmony. Instead, our society struggles...
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