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On the night of 13 and 14 February 1945 the RAF bombed the city of Dresden, causing devastating fires which obliterated the historic city centre and killed many thousands of people.

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The story of the six-day battle that began the War in Afghanistan and how it set the scene for twenty years of conflict.

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The story of the six-day battle that began the War in Afghanistan and how it set the scene for twenty years of conflict.

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The story of the six-day battle that began the War in Afghanistan and how it set the scene for twenty years of conflict.

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A former commander with the Marine Force Recon combat platoon offers a firsthand look at the Vietnam conflict, describing the reconnaissance patrols, prisoner rescues, ambushes, and other battlefield campaigns in which he took part. Original.

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Renowned military historian Dr Robert Lyman sheds new light on the inner workings of Churchill's war cabinet, its relationship with the overstretched outposts of the Empire and how the British Army snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama."--Amazon.com.

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In a new anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller Five Days in November, feauturing a new afterword and photo captions, Secret Service agent Clint Hill tells the stories behind the iconic images of those five infamous, tragic days surrounding JFKs assassination, timed for the 60th anniversary of the event.

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World-renowned historian Stern brings to life the five Germanys he has experienced: Weimar, the Third Reich, postwar West and East Germanys, and the unified country after 1990. He shows that the tumultuous history of Germany--alternately the strength and the scourge of Europe--offers political lessons for citizens everywhere.

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"An unforgettable nocturnal tour through five iconic Parisian neighborhoods by the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World."--

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From acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier, this is a highly illustrated survey of the aerial fighting in the flashpoints of the Cold War.

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This study examines the origins of the progressive education movement through the lens of the life of Flora White (18601948), an educator who worked to promote the physical and intellectual growth of girls and young women. It analyzes the role of women in the movement and how marginalized women dealt with powerful men to advance their own agency.

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The latest volume in Peter Hart's 'British Band of Brothers' series, combining gripping history with vivid eyewitness testimony

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Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea.

For centuries, China had been the world's sole tea manufacturer.

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Or did they instead help regulate the conduct of war and moderate its violent excesses

Nigel Saul charts the introduction of chivalry by the Normans, the rise of the knightly class as a social elite, the fusion of chivalry with kingship in the fourteenth century and the influence of chivalry on literature, religion and architecture.

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For the Love of Londonwill take you on a tour encompassing architecture, royalty, landmark events, historical figures, crime, culture and a host of surprising facts about the worlds finest city.

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From the heroes, regiments and famous battles of the British Armys impressive history to the service people of today, this book celebrates the achievements and ongoing importance of the UKs land force. It also explores the skills, weaponry and equipment necessary to keep the Army battle-ready and able to face any challenge.

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To the amazement of the public, pundits, and even the policy-makers themselves, the ideological and political conflict that endangered the world for half a century came to an end in 1990. How did that happen What had caused the cold war in the first place, and why did it last as long as it did This book answer these questions.

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The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts of what are now Germany and her neighbours, which eventually dominated maritime trade in Northern Europe and spread its influence much further afield. This title deals with this topic.

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Evocative rural history of World War I.

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Following his highly successful life of Sassoon, Max Egremont turns his attention to a world that has vanished into history.