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An enthralling journey through the history of books and libraries in the ancient world and those who have helped preserve their rich literary traditions

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Paratrooper David Kenyon Webster jumped into the chaos of occupied Europe on D-Day, fighting his way through Holland and finally capturing Hitlers Eagles Nest.

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Paratrooper Print Ads of WWII is a compilation of Airborne and Paratrooper themed magazine advertisements that were in print during the World War II years of 1940 thru 1945. The book includes over 150 pages of both Color and Black and White Print Advertisements, Magazine Covers and Cartoons that focus solely on the U.S. Military first generation Paratrooper.

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A preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the citys history.

From 1914 through 1918 the terrifying sounds of World War I could be heard from inside the French capital.

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A unique view of life in the world's most beautiful city during an era of peace and prosperity, when art, literature, poetry, and music blossomed in Paris, through a kit containing a stereoscopic viewer, 35 three-dimensional photographic cards, and a photo-packed paperback book.

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Recreating the ups and downs in the history of Paris and its inhabitants, this book seeks to give a sense of the city as it was lived in and experienced over time. It is intended for habitual Paris obsessives, for first-time visitors, and for those who know the city only by repute.

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The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller from the award-winning author of The Discovery of France.

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Takes us on a 500-year journey from Parliament's earliest days in the thirteenth century through the turbulent years of the Wars of the Roses and the upheavals of the Civil Wars, and up to 1801, when Parliament - and the United Kingdom, embracing Scotland and Ireland - emerged in a modern form.

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Over the last two hundred years Parliament has witnessed and effected dramatic and often turbulent change. Political parties rose - and fell. This second volume has a cast of characters that includes some of British history's most famous names: the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Gladstone, Disraeli, Lloyd George, Churchill and Thatcher.

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Over the last two hundred years Parliament has witnessed and effected dramatic and often turbulent change. Political parties rose - and fell. The old aristocratic order passed away. The vote was won for the working classes and, eventually, for women. This title is suitable for those with an interest in why modern Britain is the nation it is today.

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Illustrated throughout with infographics (James Garfield's attempts at circumnavigating the temperance movement), comic strips (George Bush Sr.'s infamous televised vomiting incident), caricatures, and fake archival documents, the book has the smart, funny feel of Mad magazine meets The Colbert Report.

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The complete panoramas of Passchendaele from the author of The Battlefields of the First World War.

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This is a compelling account of the battle for Passchendaele - from grand strategy at the highest levels right down to the very real experience of the ordinary infantrymen.

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Looking closely at the issues that they present, from gender, class and ethnicity to militarism and imperialism, he also discusses controversies over historical accuracy, and the ways in which devices such as voice overs, title captions, and visual references to photographs and paintings assert a sense of historical.

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Using an objects-based approach with a focus on arctic archaeology of WWII, this book attempts to unleash archaeologys potential by opting for a past that resists historical time and reveals the importance of a symmetrical archaeology approach to the past.

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Nine men. 2,000 enemies. No back-up. No air support. No rescue. No chance...The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller.

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World War I from the French point of view: an account in English.

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This second volume picks up in 1945 with a world irrevocably altered by World War II and a powerful, victorious United States. But new foes and challenges soon arose: the growing sphere of Communist influence, hostile dictatorships and unreliable socialist allies, the emergence of China as an economic contender, and the threat of world Islamification.