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Oxford history of the United States volume 6
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
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Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War.James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book...
43) The absolutist
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English
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In September 1919, Tristan Sadler travels to Norwich to deliver some letters to the sister of a man he fought beside in World War I, but the real reason for his visit is the need to unburden himself of his wartime experiences.
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Sunrise at Normandy volume 3
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English
Description
When an Army Ranger and a librarian are bound together by a marriage of convenience, neither suspects it might lead to love. Will D-day--and a foreboding dream--tear them apart?
46) D-day to Berlin
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Follow one of the greatest military campaigns ever, as this documentary tracks the invasion of the Allied troops at Normandy all the way to the final assault on Berlin.
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English
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"Peter Caddick-Adams's account of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 matches the monumental achievement of his book on the Battle of the Bulge, Snow and Steel, which Richard Overy has called the "standard history of this climactic confrontation in the West." Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through...
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Publisher
Owl Book
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st Owl Books ed.
Language
English
Description
The overlooked Quaker from Rhode Island who won the American Revolution's crucial southern campaign and helped to set up the final victory of American independence at Yorktown
Nathanael Greene is a revolutionary hero who has been lost to history. Although places named in his honor dot city and country, few people know his quintessentially American story as a self-made, self-educated military genius who renounced his Quaker upbringing-horrifying his...
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Covenant Communications, Inc
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English
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Eight years after immigrating to the United States, German born Lukas Ley embodies the American dream: successful athlete, gorgeous girlfriend, loving family. But beneath the surface, eighteen year old Lukas is driven by ambition, resolved to avenge the murder of his father at the hands of the Nazi regime. Unfortunately, a failed physical throws his plans for flight school off course. Unlike his war-hero older brother, Lukass purpose is unclear. He...
58) Essex dogs
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Series
Essex dogs trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel set during the Hundred Years' War. July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him. The fight for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe has begun. Heading ever deeper into enemy territory...
59) Me & Mrs Jones
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A snooping columnist, who writes under the pseudonym Mrs. Jones, secretly infiltrates 10 Downing Street in an effort to reveal the Prime Minister's intimate personal details and deflate her re-election campaing. Once inside, he finds not scandal, but true love.
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English
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"A brilliant novel, lyrically lifting history towards myth. It's also compulsively readable. I devoured it in two days." ? Salman Rushdie In 1935, orphaned servant Hirut struggles to adapt to her new household as Ethiopia faces Mussolini's looming invasion. As the battles begin in earnest, Hirut and other women must care for the wounded. But when Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia is about to lose hope, Hirut helps to disguise a gentle...
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