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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Belle Starr: The Truth Behind the Wild West LegendIn the annals of legendary Wild West desperados, Belle Starr is remembered to this day as the Bandit Queen. Shortly after her murder in 1889, a highly romanticized, sensational book titled Bella Starr . . . The Bandit Queen, or the Female Jesse James...
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Becoming a Thunderbird Pilot: A Narrative HistoryFor the lucky few the journey has just begun! We explore the application process, the semi-finalists scrutiny, the brutal finalist interviews and getting "The Call." Included is the critical process of Team assimilation, winter training, and carrying out the Thunderbirds mission to "Recruit, Retain...
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Battle of Brooklyn 1776In Brooklyn, New York, for a few tense hours in 1776, the fate of the entire United States hung by a thread. The Battle of Brooklyn (sometimes called "The Battle of Long Island") has since come to be recognized as one of history's great...
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Baptism: A Vietnam Memoir"The 2nd Battalion of the 7th Cavalry had the dubious distinction of being the unit that had fought the biggest battle of the war to date, and had suffered the worst casualties. We and the 1st Battalion." A Yale graduate who volunteered to serve...
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Bagatelles pour un massacreBagatelles pour un massacre, publié en décembre 1937 par les Éditions Denoël, fut rédigé durant le deuxième semestre de l'année 1937, il est le deuxième pamphlet de Céline, après Mea Culpa publié au début de la même année. Il est dédié à Eugène Dabit...
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AyurvedaThis guide offers a comprehensive introduction to Ayurveda, an ancient Indian system of medicine, which aims at improving health and treating diseases through a combination of natural remedies, diet, and lifestyle changes. The book covers the basic principles of Ayurveda, its history, the benefits...
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A Year in a Day: My days in Vietnam 1968 - 1969This isn't in my diary, but my best kept secret from Vietnam is, me and my fianc?e Jeannie coordinated with each other with a three-inch reel to reel tape recorder. When I would send her a tape, I would put some opium-soaked joints in...
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Augustus: The First Roman Emperor - Biography for Kids Children's Biography BooksWho was the first Roman Emperor? The creation of an empire begins with a leader. In this book you will be learning about how emperors are made and what their young lives were lie. Learning about the past will lead you to answers about...
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A Treasury of Xxth Century Murder Compendium II: Including: Sacco and Vanzetti, Black Dahlia, Lovers Lane, Famous Players Volume 2400 pages of real murder cases from the 20th century! From the famous Sacco & Vanzetti story through the ever-intriguing renowned Black Dahlia murder of a striking aspiring actress in Los Angeles, the mysterious murder of silent movie director William Desmond Taylor in early...
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A Training School for ElephantsOut of a sidelined, colonial-era expedition in Africa comes a new history of cruelty, deception and adventure from the acclaimed author of The Lost Pianos of SiberiaIn 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa's resources. The key to...
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Atomic Attack: The Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945At 08.15 hours on 6 August 1945, one of the most seismic events in human history unfolded over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. An atomic bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, exploded about 1,500 feet above the city with a force of 15,000 tons of TNT....
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A Time for Reflection: The Parallel Legacies of Baseball Icons Willie McCovey and Billy WilliamsA fascinating look back at the incredible lives and careers of baseball Hall of Famers Willie McCovey and Billy Williams.Professional baseball has featured a bevy of superstars over the past century and a half, but only a few of them have impacted their sport...
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A Teddy Bear for Emily--And President Roosevelt, TooDiscover the fascinating true story of Jewish immigrants who played a key role in the creation of the beloved teddy bear, connecting their humble Brooklyn candy shop to the President of the United States. Rose Katz and Morris Michtom grew up in Russia during...
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Astride: Horses, Women, and a Partnership That Shaped AmericaAuthor: Eliza McGrawPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 01/14/2025Pages: 200Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsISBN: 9781985901285Review Citation(s): Foreword 12/23/2024
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A Ruined Home: Sketches of WarThis book came into being almost by accident: After the start of Russia's full-scale invasion to Ukraine, several students of a Kyiv screenwriting school began to describe their impressions, telling what they saw and felt. They created their texts to distract themselves, to re-live...
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Art, War, and Exile in Modern Korea: Rethinking the Life and Work of Lee QoedeThis book celebrates the life and works of Lee Qoede (1913-1965), who focused on art's social purpose and representation of civilians. He believed "art must be an integral part of the struggle in reality. It cannot simply be a still-life of apples, flowers, or...
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Art, Power, and Resistance in the Middle AgesThis volume addresses a vital point of intersection between images in the Middle Ages and those in the modern world: the potential of medieval works of art to convey messages of power and resistance. Provoked by the misuse of medieval imagery in modern discussions,...
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Warfare: The Usa, China, and Strategic StabilityThis volume offers an innovative and counter-intuitive study of how and why AI-infused weapon systems will affect the strategic stability between nuclear-armed states. Johnson demystifies the hype surrounding AI in the context of nuclear weapons and, more broadly, future warfare. The book highlights the...
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Arte Anotado (Art, Annotated): La Historia del Arte En 500 ObrasTransp?rtate a una galer?a de arte en este recorrido por m?s de 3000 a?os de pintura, escultura y grabados. Lleno de informaci?n e im?genes, y organizado cronol?gicamente, este libro de arte presenta una exquisita recopilaci?n de las obras m?s importantes de todo el mundo,...
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Art by Literati: Calligraphic Carving in Middle Qing ChinaArt by Literati examines the integration of calligraphic inscription into the cultural practices of the literati in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century China. Traditionally, inscriptions were created through collaboration between a literatus-calligrapher and an artisan-carver. However, during the Qing dynasty, literati began to take...
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