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A wide-ranging collection of concise essays, Past Forward introduces core features of Korean history that illuminate current issues and pressing concerns, demonstrating how Koreas present circumstances both reflect and shape the understanding of its past.

A well-organised collection of the best recent writing on nineteenth century Australian history.

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Some fourteen to ten thousand years ago, as ice-caps shrank and glaciers retreated, the first bands of hunter-gatherers began to colonize the continental extremity of South America--"the uttermost end of the earth." Their arrival marked the culmination of humankind's epic journey to people the globe. Now they are extinct. This book tells their stor

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Patchwork quilts are hugely evocative emblems of our domestic past. With no two quite the same, each example hints both at the story of the particular household in which it was produced and at a larger piece of social history. This book offers an introduction to an important aspect of British domestic history.

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The story of the bloody Kokoda campaign, told for the first time through the personal experiences of the Japanese soldiers.

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This collection of case studies examines the role of innovation in military affairs since the twelfth century. Covering a broad geographical area, the contributors analyze innovations in a variety of areas, including weapon technology, strategy, research, and development philosophy.

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In the period 1890-1914, the business elite in Germany turned their economy into the most dynamic in Europe. This study combines quantitative data on the 502 wealthiest businessmen of the time with material from public and private papers and 200 autobiographies.

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These collected speeches and speech reports include The Parsons' Cause Case, the conclusion of the Caesar-Brutus speech in the Stamp Act Debate of May 1765, the Liberty or Death speech, two speeches from the Ratifying Convention Debate, and Patrick Henry's defense in the British Debts Case.

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Provides a focus on the history of the ancestors, who fought for the South Carolina Militia, to show just how effective the irregular forces were in a complex war of raids, ambushes, and pitched battles. This book explores the tactics, and performance of the opposing Patriot and Rebel forces, shining new light on the vicious struggle in the South.

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A treatment of US General George S. Patton's operational performance in Lorraine in 1944. It describes Patton's philosophy of war and explains why it essentially failed in Lorraine. There are full orders of battle, casualty and equipment losses, and maps.

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A masterful account of Lyndon Johnson and Americas fall into Vietnam by one of our finest historians, filled with fresh interpretations, deft portraits, and new perspectives. Absolutely terrific...simply the best book on the period. Marilyn B. Young.

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Paying Freedom's Price provides a comprehensive yet brief and readable history of the role of African Americansboth slave and freefrom the decade leading up to the Civil War until its immediate aftermath.

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Although the Pe-2 was widely used on the Eastern Front throughout the Great Patriotic War, only the most effective units in the Air Force and Naval Aviation were given Guards status. This is their story.

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Peace in Ireland is a classic study of the Northern Ireland Troubles which examines the events of 19682003 in broad historical perspective, including an exploration of the ideological roots of the conflict in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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This interdisciplinary collection examines the philosophy, politics, and legacy of An Chunggn. The contributors analyze his vision of pan-Asian cooperation and his opposition to Japanese militaristic expansion. They also investigate his significance to broader issues related to nationalism, imperialism, and the role of violence in politics.

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This interdisciplinary collection examines the philosophy, politics, and legacy of An Chunggn. The contributors analyze his vision of pan-Asian cooperation and his opposition to Japanese militaristic expansion. They also investigate his significance to broader issues related to nationalism, imperialism, and the role of violence in politics.

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Updated through the first term of President George W. Bush, the latest edition of this classic work analyses how each US president since Lyndon Johnson has dealt with the complex challenge of Arab-Israeli peacemaking. The book helps to situate the current Middle East crisis in historical context and point to some possible ways out of the impasse between Israelis and Palestinians.

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This book examines the mid-Victorian Conservative Party's significant but overlooked role in British foreign policy and in contemporary debate about Britain's relations with Europe. It considers the Conservatives' response, in opposition and government, to the tumultuous era of Napoleon III, the Crimean war and Italian unification. -- .