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Based on extensive research in the US Army's Military History Institute, along with other archival and veteran sources, this book sheds light on the operation that saw the US finally return to the Philippines and in doing so placed another nail firmly in the coffin of the Japanese Empire.

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Described as the 'greatest sea battle of all', the battle of Leyte Gulf comprised three major naval engagements at Samar, Cape Engano and Surigao Strait. Experienced naval historian Bernard Ireland has written a multi-dimensional portrait of one of the most crucial battles of the Pacific war.

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Gives voice to the experiences of LGBTQ+ persons prior to, during, and after the Holocaust, showing how the Nazi regime instituted a violent, oppressive, and murderous attack on LGBTQ+ life, culture, and identity.

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This work explores the early diplomatic career of Robert Morier, the British Foreign Office's foremost expert on German affairs in the period leading up to German unification in 1871.

The role of Islam in the modern state and the interpretation and implementation of Shari'a law are widely debated. The concept of Liberalism, as taken from the ideological writings of Ahmad Amin (1886-1954) and Husayn Amin (1932-), offers a unique view on the development and reception of these issues in 20th century Egyptian thought.

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This work is an examination of the French Doctrinaires, a largely neglected group of liberal thinkers in post-revolutionary France who were proponents of a nuanced sociological and historical approach to political theory. It explores the Doctrinaires' ideas on the French Revolution.

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Liberation Theology and the Others features thirteen case studies, from Mexico to Uruguay, that depict a vivid picture of religious and lay activism that shaped the profile of the Latin American Catholic Church in the second half of the 20th century.

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Historian Michael Martinez surveys political sex scandals in American history, from the earliest years of the Republic to today, to explore how these events impacted the politics of the day and the legacy they left for future generations of American leaders.

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In Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution, Sarah L. Swedberg illustrates how concerns about insanity raised difficult questions about the nature of governance in the tumultuous era of the American Revolution.

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"A celebrated scholar's history of the American Revolution, from its origins to its aftermath, which emphasizes the contributions of groups usually omitted in this story: Native Americans, African Americans, and women"--

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The bestselling author of Maharanis recreates the lives of six remarkable women who, in a time of violent revolution, leapt at the chance to exercise their considerable charm, intelligence and acumen, and make their mark on history.

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More than just a work of first-class scholarship, Libertys Exiles is a deeply moving masterpiece that fulfils the historians most challenging ambition: to revivify past experience. Niall Ferguson

Libertys Exiles was shortlisted for the 2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize.

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The library has been a battleground of competing notions of what books mean to us, from the clay-tablet collections of ancient Mesopotamia to the legendary libraries of Alexandria, from the burned scrolls of the Qing Dynasty to the book-pyres of the Hitler Youth, from the Dewey Decimal System to the Internet.

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This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, and convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play out in the near term.

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Using primary sources, archival material and interviews, this work presents an analysis of the individual experiences of, and relationships between, various groups living in the German town of Osnabruck. It focuses on Alltagsgeschichte to understand the realities for people living in one German location in a time of great change and upheaval.

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This book provides vivid insight into the experience of steerage emigrants leaving Britain for Australia throughout the nineteenth century. It draws from letters and diaries of passengers, who write movingly about the illness and deaths of their children and tell of coping with everyday life below decks.