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In the many retellings of the Greek myths, the focus is generally on gods and heroes, but Natalie Haynes refocuses our gaze on the remarkable women at the centre of these ancient stories.

(Hardback)

A thorough look at the Wehrmacht's SdKfz 221, 222, 223, 260, and 261 four wheeled armoured cars are represented in 152 pages with over 200 b/w photos & 119 colour photographs. The Sd.Kfz. 223, 260, and 261 series vehicles are illustrated with colour sideviews br Uwe Feist; the "Dean" of military vehicle artists.

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The Parthenon is one of the worlds most iconic buildings: today, its silhouette symbolizes Greece. This title takes the reader through the dramatic story of the conception and creation of the Parthenon, setting it against a turbule nt historical background and rooting the building firmly in the real and mythological landscape of Athens.

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The gripping and definitive account of the Day of Infamy, the attack on Pearl Harbor that led to the United States' entry into the Second World War.

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(Hardback)

The thrilling, untold story of one of the greatest heists in history: the clandestine capture of a Nazi U-boat at the climax of World War II, an incredible feat that paved the way for the Allied invasion of Europe.

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The US Navy's 1944 Philippines raids were the first time naval aircraft had challenged and beaten a land-based air force. With artwork and rare photos, this is the first book to study them.

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From the NEW HORIZONS series of pocket-sized information books, an introduction to the life and times of Pompeii as revealed by modern archaeology. With foldouts and double-page spreads.

(Paperback, Main)

In this brilliant portrait of the 'life in a Roman town', Mary Beard uses the relics buried by the eruption on AD79 to bring everyday Roman culture alive.'

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The incredible untold story of four women who helped win the second world war by generating a wave of black propaganda.

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In Reading on the Farm, Lydia Wevers uses the library on Brancepeth Station in the Wairarapa, its staff and users as the ground for an extended reflection on the meaning of books, reading and intellectual life in colonial New Zealand.

(Paperback, Second edition)

In the recent past, a working knowledge of the Maya script has been confined to epigraphers, art historians and other specialists. This is a compact, portable guide to enable students, tourists and armchair travellers to read and understand commonly encountered Classic Maya texts.

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From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power.

(Hardback)

Joe Mulhall uncovers how music has shaped resistance movements across the globe, from Irish protest songs to Apartheid South Africa to the artists in Ukraine today.

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"Featuring 1776 Unites essays by John Sibley Butler, Jason D. Hill, Coleman Cruz Hughes, John McWhorter, Clarence Page, Wilfred Reilly, Shelby Steele, Carol M. Swain"--Page 1 of dust jacket.

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Includes "Burke's Reflections" and "Pocock's Reflections on Burke and the Eighteenth Century".

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Tells the story of the National Library of Australia's extraordinary collections, assembled over the last 100 years. This publication features 270 illustrations, most in full colour, accompanying fascinating chapters about the aspects of the Library's history and collections, by leading Australian scholars and historians.

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Remembering Gallipoli tells the story of Gallipoli in the words of the soldiers who fought there, taken from interviews towards the end of their lives. Immediate, vivid and engrossing, it is an important record of a pivotal moment in New Zealand's history.

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