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by Evan T. Pritchard, Evan T. Pritchard
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011

The wisdom from these stories can become a companion on your own spiritual journey. Native American stories of the sacredare intended for more than entertainment: they are teaching tales containing elegantly simple illustrations of time-honored truths. From tales of Creation to “Why?” stories...
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Enigma

The Battle for the Code

by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009

"cracking stuff . . . vivid and hitherto unknown details."-Sunday Times (London) The complete untold story of the cracking of the infamous Nazi code Most histories of the cracking of the elusive Enigma code focus on the work done by the codebreakers at Bletchley Park, Britain's...
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Martha Washington

First Lady of Liberty

by Helen Bryan
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2007

"A contempary anecdote not only confirms that Martha commanded respect in her own right during her lifetime, but also suggests an awkward truth later historians have preferred to ignore-that without Martha and her fortune, George might never have risen to social, military, and political prominence.Toward...
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The Jungle War

Mavericks, Marauders and Madmen in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II

by Gerald Astor
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004

Praise for Gerald Astor "No one does oral history better than Gerald Astor. . . . Great reading." -Stephen Ambrose on The Mighty Eighth "Gerald Astor has proven himself a master. Here, World War II is brought to life through the hammer blows of their airborne triumphs...
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Caesar's Legion

The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome

by Stephen Dando-Collins
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008

"A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar's Legio X-arguably the most famous legion of its day-from its activation to the slogging battle of Munda and from Thapsus, Caesar's tactical masterpiece, to the grim siege of the Jewish fortress of Masada....
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The Ides

Caesar's Murder and the War for Rome

by Stephen Dando-Collins
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010

Unraveling the many mysteries surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. Two thousand years after it occurred, many compelling questions remain about his death: Was Brutus the hero and Caesar the villain? Did Caesar...
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Cleopatra's Kidnappers

How Caesars Sixth Legion Gave Egypt to Rome and Rome to Caesar

by Stephen Dando-Collins
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010

A powerful tale of war, romance, and one of history's most desperate gambles Julius Caesar was nothing if not bold. When, in the wake of his defeat of Pompey at Pharsalus his victorious legions refused to march another step under his command, he pursued his fleeing rival into Egypt with an...
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Mark Antony's Heroes

How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor

by Stephen Dando-Collins
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011

This fourth book in Dando-Collins’s definitive history of Rome’s legions tells the story of Rome’s 3rd Gallica Legion, which put Vespasian on the throne and saved the life of the Christian apostle Paul. Named for their leader, Mark Antony, these common Roman soldiers, through their gallantry...
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Rise of an Empire

How One Man United Greece to Defeat Xerxes's Persians

by Stephen Dando-Collins
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013

The true story behind the events in 300: Rise of an Empire, the sequel to Zack Snyder's 300 The action-filled movie 300 focused on Ancient Greece's epic battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas led 300 Spartans into battle against Xerxes and his million-strong Persian forces. In the sequel,...
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Shadow Warriors

The Covert War in Korea

by William B. Breuer
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008

Praise for The Great Raid on Cabanatuan "An exciting narrative presented by a first-rate storyteller." --Publishers Weekly Acclaim for Feuding Allies "An absorbing look at the impact of Alliance politics on the outcome of WW II." --Kirkus Reviews
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Captain John Smith

Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream

by Thomas Hoobler, Dorothy Hoobler
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008

"America was the place Smith had dreamed of his whole life.There, his character, determination, and ambition had propelled him to the top of society. He spent the rest of his life trying to return. Though he failed, he pointed the way for others, who were drawn by the dream that opportunity was...
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Until the Last Trumpet Sounds

The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing

by Gene Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008

Critical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds "The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I." Booklist "A six-star effort . . . captures Pershing better than anyone has before." The Grand Rapids...
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by William Least Heat-Moon
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010

A stirring tale of adventure and tragedy "They brought balls of spun cotton and parrots and javelins and other little things that it would be tiresome to write down, and they gave everything for anything that was given to them. I was attentive and labored to find out if there was any gold." With...
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Twilight at Little Round Top

July 2, 1863--The Tide Turns at Gettysburg

by Glenn W. LaFantasie
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008

THE BATTLE OF LITTLE ROUND TOP AS IT HAS NEVER BEFORE SEEN-THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT THERE "Here is the real story of the epic fight for Little Round Top, shorn of the mythology long obscuring this pivotal Gettysburg moment. A vivid and eloquent book." --Stephen...
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