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The Battle for the Falklands is a vivid chronicle of the political decision-making and military strategy during the Falklands conflict.

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The Battle of Mont St Quentin-Peronne 1918 explores the relationship between myth and history and the significance of the Anzac legend. It analyses the forces that drove the diggers forward even when they had reached the limits of their endurance.

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The Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 was the final decisive engagement of the English Civil Wars. This guide examines the tactics of the opposing armies of Cromwell and Charles II, detailing the deadly combat that followed.

Much of Australia's military history literature focuses on battles and the way generals plan and prosecute an action or campaign. But what do generals do when they are not fighting battles "The Battles Before" examines the role of senior leaders in preparing an army for war -- fighting bureaucratic battles, mobilising forces for operations, or prep

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More than 10,000 New Zealand servicemen were on active duty with the RAF and the Royal Navy at the time of the D-Day landings, in June 1944. Until now, the role played by these men has been largely untold. The Big Show provides the first eye witness account of their experience at the heart of the European War.

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Timely reissue of the classic radical history of race and modernity

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A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR

A diligent historian and a superb writer THE TIMES

A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation.

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To say that Atkinson can tell a story is like saying Sinatra can sing A powerful new voice has been added to the dialogue about [Americas] origins as a people and a nation. It is difficult to imagine any reader putting this beguiling book down without a smile and a tear. New York Times

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The discovery of Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, was a remarkable technological development, permitting the casting of much stronger tools and weapons. In this text, the authors explore the story of the Bronze Age in Europe, tracing it back beyond the borders of history.

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The story of the Burgundian elite and its remarkable court and culture, a medieval and early modern epic of dynastic struggle, artistic achievement and eventual extinction.

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Edwin Llewellyn Charles was a slim, handsome youth, but Terence John, his brother, was beautiful and he knew it. Technically, the boys were twins, but their personalities could not have been more different. So begins this sweeping true story of a fractured but close-knit Australian family during World War II, focusing on the service of the twins a

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This is the astonishing story of the ten million books that US intelligence smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.

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A celebrated British historian of US intelligence explores how the CIA was born in anti-imperialist idealism but swiftly became an instrument of a new covert empire both in America and overseas.

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Presents the history of the site of Tell el-Amarna from its foundation by the pharaoh Akhenaten in c 1344 bc to its abandonment just 16 or 17 years later, a few years after his death. This title includes nine chapters that cover the king's choice of the site and its development, and the layout of the city and its buildings.

The first and only book to bring together all the Egyptian cities and towns in one comprehensive and authoritative overview.

Surveys the history, building and use of pyramids in detail. This title looks at both the practical aspects - the quarries, ramps and tools used in building them - as well as the conceptual - the cosmology and iconography of the pyramids and the intriguing Pyramid Texts.