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"Includes one MP3 CD"--Dust jacket cover.

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"Now in an expanded, updated edition, this definitive chronicle of five centuries of Scandinavian history incorporates the geopolitical developments and momentous events that have marked the Nordic world in recent decades. Scandinavia since 1500 offers a comprehensive yet nuanced portrait of this unique region in all its political, diplomatic, social, economic, and cultural complexity"--

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Who was Merlin Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious 'wild man' who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in the sixth century AD.

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Reissue of this beautifully illustrated hardback gift book with full-colour plates

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Describes Scotland's 150-year involvement in Arctic bowhead whaling using previously unpublished research from port records and newspaper accounts.

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Explores a variety of topics on the theme of transport and communications. This volume includes chapters that are divided into five thematic sections: water transport, land transport, air transport, communications, and transport and communications in their wider contexts.

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Why is the tartan so important What is worn under a kilt How much of the story in Braveheart is real

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Why is the tartan so important What is worn under a kilt How much of the story in Braveheart is real

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Tells the story of the H.L. Hunley, a submarine that torpedoed a Union blockade ship during the Civil War before mysteriously sinking in 1864 and was discovered in 1995 by novelist and shipwreck hunter Clive Cussler.

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Intends to probe the role that Joaquin Murieta has played in the myth of the old Hispanic California.

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Secret Alliances is an authoritative new perspective on some of the most remarkable exploits of the Second World War.

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In this extraordinary book, historian Tony Insall reveals how some of the most striking achievements of the Norwegian resistance were the detailed reports produced by intelligence agents living in the dangerous conditions of the country's desolate wilderness.

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This book explores the foundations of modern secret societies, examining the history and known facts of three very different organisations: the Assassins of the Middle East, the Templars of Europe, and the Secret Tribunals of Westphalia.

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Drawing on the words of many of the spies themselves, 'Secrets in a Dead Fish' is a fascinating compendium of clever and original ruses that casts new light into the murky world of espionage during the First World War.

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The definitive history of Bletchley Park by one of the world's leading experts on British spies

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A compelling guide to prediction, a subject that is vital to modern existence.

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A turbulent and controversial period in Canada's history with ramifications for today's war on terror.

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Seeking Arnolds is the personal story of a son's search for a father deceased before his time, aided by angelic circumstance. This launched a discovery of the immigrant family saga, expanded to the painful and under-reported history of the homeland, Latvia, and other nearby Captive Nations.

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Australian's have always loved a good show, as this new collection of essays demonstrates. The book examines the complex role of exhibitions within Australia's cultural, commercial and artistic histories.

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The first English translation of this seminal work and milestone in modern Arab intellectual history. Professor al-Azm analyses the reasons for the Arabs' defeat against Israel in the 1967 war, and criticises a culture of concealment, denial and evasion, proposing that Arabs take responsiblity for their own state of affairs.

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