Cormac O Brien: 6 books
Outnumbered
Incredible Stories of History's Most Surprising Battlefield Upsets
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Outnumbered but not Outmatched.
How did Hannibal’s 55,000 Carthaginians turn the tables on an 80,000-strong force of the ancient world’s most efficient military machine, the Roman army? What allowed 6,000 Englishmen to overcome 30,000 French at Agincourt in 1415? Which errors in judgment...
The Forgotten History of America
Little-Known Conflicts of Lasting Importance From the Earliest Colonists to the Eve of the Revolutio
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Relive the Clashes that Shaped Colonial America
Today Americans remember 1776 as the beginning of an era. A nation was born, commencing a story that continues to this day and that we ourselves are a part of. But the War of Independence also marked the end of another era—one in which many...
Secret Lives of the Civil War
What Your Teachers Never Told You about the War Between the States
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Legendary Heroes of U.S. History—As You’ve Never Seen Them Before!
Secret Lives of the Civil War features irreverent and uncensored profiles of men and women from the Union and the Confederacy—complete with hundreds of little-known and downright bizarre facts. You’ll discover that:
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Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents
Strange Stories and Shocking Trivia from Inside the White House
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Includes all-new chapter about the 45th POTUS, Donald J. Trump.
This updated and redesigned edition of Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of our commanders in chief—complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright...
Secret Lives of the First Ladies
What Your Teachers Never Told You About the Women of the White House
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
This newly updated collection of biographies showcases all the secrets, scandals, and trivia from America’s first ladies.
Whether she’s a leading lady, loyal spouse, or lightning rod for scandal, the First Lady of the United States has always been in the spotlight—and in 2017 that was...
by Cormac O'Brien
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
‘What would you be if you weren’t Irish?’ asked the barman.
Pat replied, ‘Ashamed!’
There are two types of people in this world: the Irish, and those who wish they were. But wherever you’re from, The Little Book of Irish Jokes is packed with grand gags and Celtic wisecracks that will give you the gift of the gab and a belly full of laughs.