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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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Runaways and the Last of the GualeInside these pages lies an epic tale, hidden in metaphorical clay vessels, hidden in word of mouth. Set on Tybee Island, Little Tybee Island, Savannah, Georgia, and Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, it is the story of the remarkable Milam family. In the era...
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Rogue Warrior of the SAS: The Blair Mayne LegendA revealing biography of the most decorated soldier of World War IIMore than half a century after his death, Lt Col. Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in the history of military special operations. He was the most...
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Rice Roots: The Vietnam War: True Stories from the Diary of a U.S. Combat AdvisorAs a U.S. combat advisor, Lieutenant Robert Amon's Vietnam War experiences were immeasurably different than those of most conventional U.S. combatants in that war. He and his five-man team of Americans, living on their own in remote villages in the Mekong Delta, fought side-by-side...
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Reynolds Co, Mo(From the Preface) "The author has attempted to show how the original five counties in 1812 were divided and sub-divided until, by 1862, 114 counties had emerged. Reynolds County at one time, at least in part, has been a portion of seven counties; Ste....
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Revolution: The Rise of Arteta's ArsenalTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The inside story of Mikel Arteta's astonishing transformation of Arsenal November 2019. Unai Emery's final game as Arsenal manager sees the Gunners languishing eighth in the league. Appointed in the dying embers of the Wenger years, Emery's 18 months as...
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Revolutionary Camden: South Carolina's Bloody Epicenter in the War of Independence"Camden seems to have an evil genius about it. Whatever is attempted near that place is unfortunate." These words were spoken by American Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene just days after his defeat at the battle of Hobkirk Hill. With the war at a stalemate...
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Resistance ManualThis manual is for the US Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) soldier. Whether attending his/her first course at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (SWCS) or already deployed, the ARSOF soldier must be a student-practitioner of his/her craft: providing support to...
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Reporters on 9/11Showcases stories of the reporters who faced the horrifying aftermath of the attacks in order to keep the public informed. This book describes the ways journalists rose to the challenge of reporting on the events of 9/11 in real time. Additional features include a...
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Reluctant Accomplice: A Wehrmacht Soldier's Letters from the Eastern FrontAn ordinary German soldier's letters home from Poland and Russia during World War II Reluctant Accomplice is a volume of the wartime letters of Dr. Konrad Jarausch, a German high-school teacher of religion and history who served in a reserve battalion of Hitler's army...
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Reclaiming the Oral Tradition of the African Baptist ChurchIn a narrative built on groundbreaking research, David W. Sparks traces the history of African Baptists in North America, particularly Nova Scotia, in Reclaiming the Oral Tradition of the African Baptist Church. His goal is to recapture and reclaim the oral tradition that once...
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Race Traffic: Antislavery and the Origins of White Victimhood, 1619-1819Fantasies of white slavery and the narratives of victimhood they spawn form the foundation of racist ideology. They also obscure the lived experience of trafficked servants and sailors in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Gunther Peck moves deftly between the Atlantic and Mediterranean worlds...
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Queens of Blowing Rock: Eight women who shaped Blowing Rock's destinyBlowing Rock is a mountainous resort town steeped in history. Discover the monumental accomplishments and objectives of eight incredible women who shaped the destiny of Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The village of Blowing Rock, nestled on the crest of the Blue Ridge, has a...
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Prophets of Computing: Visions of Society Transformed by ComputingWhen electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines' use. Ever since, diverse...
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Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and InterpretationsNow in its fifth edition, this leading reader has been updated to make it even more relevant to the study of contemporary Latin America. With its innovative combination of primary and secondary sources and editorial analysis, this text is designed to stimulate critical thinking...
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Prisoners of Class: A Historical Memoir of the Khmer Rouge RevolutionThe remarkable early account of life in Pol Pot's Cambodia, now available in English translation for the first time"...among the earliest, most detailed, and most vividly rendered accounts of the Khmer Rouge revolution...The book, available to English readers for the first time in Matthew...
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Pride and Fall: The British Army in Afghanistan, 2001-2014A detailed new account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014, based on the experiences of those who served. On 11 September 2001 19 al-Qaeda-inspired jihadists hijacked four aircraft and mounted the deadliest terrorist attack in history. The outrage triggered...
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Pre-Columbian Contact Between the Americas and OceaniaThis book weaves together theories of pre-Columbian trans-Pacific contact between Oceania and the Americas and analyses them from a history of ideas perspective. Despite limited factual evidence, trans-Pacific contact theories between the Americas and Oceania have been discussed in various forms since the sixteenth...
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Pragmatic Vision: Obama and the Enactment of the Affordable Care ACTOn March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, providing every American with the opportunity to have guaranteed health care coverage. The Affordable Care Act--frequently referred to as Obamacare--is almost synonymous with Obama's presidential legacy and...
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PortlandA pictoral history and moving tribute to the people of Portland's spirit, drive and ability to overcome adversity from the last 130 years.Portland is often associated with the mythological phoenix, the animal that rises out of the ashes of its apparent death. Life here...
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Pop's WarMy father, Major Cyrus E. Manierre Jr., a West Point graduate, was selected to be one of the "Jeds" to parachute into Occupied France, train and assist the local Resistance forces (The Maquis).Operation Jedburgh was a clandestine operation during World War II in which...
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