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The House My Father BuiltAnna Kudro blends fact with fiction in this historical fiction novel that tells the story of her family. A family that was caught in the middle of a war they wanted no part in. A war that forever altered their lives as they knew...
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Jefferson Davis: The Essential WritingsJefferson Davis is one of the most complex and controversial figures in American political history (and the man whom Oscar Wilde wanted to meet more than anyone when he made his tour of the United States). Elected president of the Confederacy and later accused...
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Kawanishi H6k 'Mavis' and H8k 'Emily' UnitsAn illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's flying boat units during World War 2. Respectively codenamed the 'Mavis' and 'Emily' by the Allies, Japan's H6K and H8K flying boats outstripped their RAF and US Navy counterparts. The...
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A Robin's Egg Renaissance: Chicago Modernism & the Great WarThe history of modernism in Chicago, as told by the writers who were there. London, Paris, and New York all have their chroniclers, and now Chicago gets her due. A city of enormous contemporary literary vitality, it also was the home of a profoundly...
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Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United StatesThe first full history of US nuclear secrecy, from its origins in the late 1930s to our post-Cold War present. The American atomic bomb was born in secrecy. From the moment scientists first conceived of its possibility to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
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Fear and the FreedomBestselling historian Keith Lowe's The Fear and the Freedom looks at the astonishing innovations that sprang from WWII and how they changed the world. The Fear and the Freedom is Keith Lowe's follow-up to Savage Continent. While that book painted a picture of Europe...
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Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald CoastSince World War II, tourists have flocked to Florida's northwest Gulf Coast and sun and fun spots at Panama City Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Pensacola Beach. Every year those visitors number in the millions. For those who long to recall how the vacationland...
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Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War IIA sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II "When he is at his best, as he often is in these pages, Kennedy can be dazzling."--Ian W. Toll, New York Times "The book makes for enjoyable...
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Rise to Greatness, Volume 3: Realm (1949-2017): The History of Canada from the Vikings to the PresentColourful, comprehensive, and masterfully written, this is the third and final volume in a major history of our country by one of our most respected thinkers and historians--a book every Canadian should own. From the acclaimed biographer and historian Conrad Black comes the definitive...
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Adieu: A Memoir of Holocaust SurvivalAuthor: Alfred J. LakritzPublisher: Belmonte PressPublished: 02/06/2024Pages: 246Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63dISBN: 9798989685110
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Harrier Gr 7/9 Units in CombatFormer RAF Tornado pilot Michael Napier chronicles the action-packed history of the Harrier GR 7/9, and its missions in West Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Afghanistan over a 14-year period of ceaseless operations. The Harrier GR 7/9 was at the 'tip of...
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The Paragould MeteoriteIn the pre-dawn hours of February 17, 1930, on a cold and sleepy Monday, a burning streak three times brighter than any full moon flashed across the sky. Seen across the central United States many residents, some as far away as St. Louis, and...
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From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: All Eyes on Charlie, a MemoirCharlie Nelms had audaciously big dreams. Growing up black in the Deep South in the 1950s and 1960s, working in cotton fields, and living in poverty, Nelms dared to dream that he could do more with his life than work for white plantation owners...
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Eugene of Savoy: Marlborough's Great Military Partner-Memoirs of Prince Eugene of Savoy & Prince Eugene-Soldier of Fortune by AlexanderA master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, can't fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical...
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Shenandoah Valley 1862: Stonewall Jackson Outmaneuvers the Union"Stonewall" Jackson's Valley Campaign saw a Confederate Army outmaneuver and defeat three times their number of Union troops in a lightning-swift campaign in the following battles: First Kernstown, McDowell, Front Royal, First Winchester, Cross Keys, Port Republic. On the morning of June 9 1862,...
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Spitfire Photo-Recce Units of World War 2A fascinating exploration of the feats of the RAF's photographic reconnaissance aircraft. The photographic reconnaissance (PR) versions of the Supermarine Spitfire saw service against the Axis Tripartite throughout World War 2. Its superior performance even led to the USAAF adopting the type for the...
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G-Man (Pulitzer Prize Winner): J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American CenturyAuthor: Beverly GagePublisher: Penguin BooksPublished: 11/14/2023Pages: 896Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsISBN: 9780593511466
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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American StruggleNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how--and why--he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America. "Meacham has given us the Lincoln for our time."--Henry...
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Corregidor 1945: Repossessing the RockA detailed and fascinating exploration of the 1945 US combined land, naval and air operation to retake Corregidor and the other Japanese-held islands in Manila Bay from a determined and well-entrenched enemy. The islands guarding the entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon, had been seized...
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Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle"Brilliant...an enormous work based on the most meticulous research."--LA Times Book Review The battle at Guadalcanal--which began eight months to the day after Pearl Harbor--marked the first American offensive of World War II. It was a brutal six-month campaign that cost the lives of...
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