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The volume is dedicated to the Olmec and the Maya, the two main Mesoamerican civilizations that developed in the tropical regions, the "green heart" of the southeast.

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Lifeboats occupy a particular place in peoples hearts as unpaid volunteers regularly take to their boats often in extremely adverse conditions to rescue others from the sea.

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An engrossing history of the desperate battles for the Rzhev Salient, a forgotten story brought to life by the harrowing memoirs of German and Russian soldiers.

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A major new talent unveils a glittering and gruesome history of the body in the Middle Ages, from saints' relics to lovesick troubadours.

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Explores why mercenaries were employed to defend or expand territory before massed national armies existed.

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The never-before-told story of the epic battle of wills between Andrew Mellon and Winston Churchill, as they debated the repayment of the enormous sums loaned by America to Great Britain during World War I.

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For fans of Philippe Sands and Edmund de Waal, this genre-bending family memoir charts the forgotten moment when 10,000 Russian Jews fled to Galveston, Texas - led by Rachel Cockerell's great-grandfather.

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Through the lives of three outstanding naval officers each considered the most brilliant commander of his generation David Crane offers a unique portrait of the Royal Navy at a time when it held unchallenged dominion over the world's oceans.

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Full of misadventure and mystery, Men Without Country is a sweeping history of exploration and rebellion in the South Seas told by a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian, the man who led the infamous mutiny on the Bounty

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A comprehensive photo history of all the tracked vehicles used by the German Army in World War II, from the Panzer I to the late-war Jagdtiger. Full of excellent period photos, color photos from museums, and detailed color plates, this is an essential resource not only for armor modelers but for anyone interested in World War II and its weapons.

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A frightening study of intelligence failings - 'blunders' - in warfare from the Second World War to the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and their impact on events. Here is the insider's view from a former professional intelligence officer .

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The first authoritative account of the remarkable women who worked in the back rooms of British intelligence - the female army of clerks, typists, telephonists, and secretaries who were the cornerstone of the British secret state, and the real women who inspired Miss Moneypenny.

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In Late 1940 a group of five Australian soldiers set out on a secret mission: one of the second world war's most daring operations. Leading a small force of Ethiopian freedom fighters on an epic trek across the harsh African bush from the Sudan, the small incursion force entered Italian- occupied Ethiopia and began waging a guerilla war.

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An outstanding collection of historic photographs of the people of Monemvasia, illustrating the social bonds and institutions, which hold a society together within a unique physical and historic environment.

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On 15 November it came suddenly out of nowhere inches above the hangars with a crackling thunderclap of twin Merlins. As we watched, bewitched, it was flung about the sky in a beyond belief display for a bomber that could out perform any fighter. Well-bred whisper of a touch down, a door opened and down the ladder came suede shoes, yellow socks an

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A groundbreaking exploration of 500,000 years of African history, cultures and identity

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My Vietnam War' is Dave Morgan's story. A typical 20 year old, he was forced into extraordinary circumstances in Vietnam. The Vietnam War would expose Dave to an omnipresent danger and sheer terror that would impact him forever. Dave's story focuses on his time as a soldier and his return psychologically exhausted to a divided nation.

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The Second World War destroyed countless cities in Europe and Asia. Naples 1944 is the story of the first major European city to be liberated by the Allies. The book describes not only what happened to Naples when the scourge of war lashed down upon it, but also, crucially, what happened next.

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Memoir of escape from slavery by someone who hid inside a crate shipped from Richmond to Philadelphia. "Just as relevant now as it was 150 years ago." - Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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A groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed work of environmental history tracing the great climate change of the seventeenth century: the 'Little Ice Age'.