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The East Wall was where the final battles for the stricken Third Reich were fought, amid scenes of utter carnage. This book offers an analysis of different stages of the wall's construction, the years of neglect and decay and the hasty, drastic redevelopment in the face of the looming Soviet threat.

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This book is about what it meant to build a city in Germany at the turn of the twentieth century. It explores the physical spaces and mental attitudes that conditioned beliefs about the past and expectations for the future in the crucial German generations that shaped the young Reich, fought the Great War, and experienced the Weimar Republic.

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Talks about Gertrude Bell, who is remembered as a friend and colleague of T E Lawrence. She was an intrepid traveller, journeying alone through the deserts of the Middle East or scaling peaks in the Swiss Alps. Later, as a British political officer in Baghdad, she was able to play a considerable role in determining the future of Mesopotamia.

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Politics as practiced by Reagan is examined through analysis of Reagan's rhetoric from his days as the governor of California to his campaign for the presidency in 1980.

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Long recognized as one of the best introductions to the campaign, Albert A. Nofi's The Gettysburg Campaign does not focus exclusively on the three days of the battle, but shows how events of May and June of 1863 set the stage for the engagement, and traces Lee's retreat from the field and the hesitant Northern pursuit, a fascinating tale in itself.

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Called a "masterpiece" by Civil War News, this is the most detailed regimental analysis of the first day of the battle of Gettysburg.

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Using many previously untapped sources, this book tells the tale of 19th-century war, sentiment, and popular culture in greater detail than ever before.

The Humiston story touched deep emotions in Civil War America, and inspired a flood of heartfelt prose, poetry, and song.

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Described as 'the most American place in America', Gettysburg is defended against commercial desecration like no other historic site. Examining Gettysburg's place in American culture, this book finds that the selling of Gettysburg is older than the shrine itself.

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In the 1680s, the Frenchman, Robert de La Salle explored the Great Lakes and the entire Mississippi, before being murdered by his own men when he led them on a disastrous mission to Texas. This title probes the flawed character of La Salle and recounts the history of the Jesuit missionaries, fur traders, and soldiers who followed on his heels.

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Many mediums, like the notorious Madame Blavatsky, were exposed as charlatans yet there were some mediums who continued to communicate directly with another world, who despite every rigorous scientific test seemed to prove that souls survived death.

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On a parched evening in the Philippines 53 years ago, 511 American POWs were saved from almost certain death. A force of elite US troops from the Sixth Ranger Battalion slipped 30 miles behind enemy lines and marched for three days through jungle and peat swamps.

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Tombstone, Bodie, St Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. This title describes various types of ghost towns, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns.

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The Sunday Times bestseller

From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls, G.I. Brides weaves together the real-life stories of four women who crossed the ocean for love, providing a moving true tale of romance and resilience.

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All three historical narratives combine to tell the tale of GI genius and the process by which GI ingenuity became an enduring feature of the American citizen-soldier.

GI Ingenuity is in large part an old-fashioned combat history, with mayhem and mass slaughter at center stage.

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A detailed historical analysis of the role played by the British enclave of Gibraltar in the Spanish Civil War.

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