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Draws parallels between Marco Polo's journey east over the Silk Route and Columbus' sea voyages and reveals that Columbus studied ancient texts and maps from the Vatican Library. This book shows that the story that Columbus merely stumbled onto the New World were part of a political and theological cover-up.

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First major free-standing work on Churchill and Africa - fills lacuna in vast Churchill literature. Book's main message - Churchill as a humane figure, no racist and typical Liberal imperialist as Liberal or Conservative.

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Comprehensive account of Allied convoy operations and German attempts to disrupt. Written by a published expert of naval operations in WW2.

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Walk in the footsteps of history with this stunning volume that brings more than thirty Civil War battlefields to life.

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A sequel to the same author's Highland Battles which covered warfare in Scotland's northern and western Highlands in the early Middle Ages. A revealing portrait of Highland conflict and society 600 years ago.

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Drawing together original case studies this book explores air support for ground forces from the introduction of the aircraft to the battlefield, through to Close Air Support in contemporary conflicts. This book establishes how Close Air Support became an essential role of air power and a critical feature of modern warfare.

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Combat Colonels seeks to address the regrettable gap in Australias documented history of its combat colonels. Its purpose is to name all the Commanding Officers who led units into actions in the Great War and to describe their lives before and, for those who survived, after the war.

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The first book devoted exclusively to exploring the development and use of aircraft designed specifically for high-altitude operations in WW2.

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The pen is mightier than the sword, and this pen helped bring about the American Revolution.

Reclaiming the legacy of the Paris Commune for the twenty-first century

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Reveals the horrors and hardships experienced by British officers and men in the Crimean War. The ill preparedness and lack of administration were a deadly disgrace. Draws on 40 contemporary personal accounts (diaries and letters).

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The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discoveryand of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history

It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared.

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A broad-ranging and lively introduction to all aspects of life inAmerica.This third edition takes account of the final years of the Bush presidency and of America under Obama and in the grip of a financial crisis.

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Crime and Punishment in Tudor England tells the story of the enactment of law and its penalties from Henry VII to Elizabeth I.

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The story of the trade network and the lively exchange of goods and ideas, diplomatic missions and knowledge in Europe during the period from 300 to 1000 AD.

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This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the 1970s in Cuba that challenges the prevailing interpretation of the revolution as simply a period of Sovietization. Drawing from multidisciplinary perspectives, this book demonstrates that the decade was a time of intense transformation that proved pivotal to the development of the revolution.

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A blistering assessment of the West's abandonment of history as it succumbs to an attack of social and cultural dementia, by leading historian David Andress.

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This study examines British rule in Cyprus from 1878 to 1954. The author analyzes the cultural and religious dimensions of Cypriot responses to British rule and the ways in which Greek Orthodox culture was a primary conduit for resistance to the colonial system.

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A biography of the great epic poem.