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Unlock the secrets of the legendary weapons of the samurai

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A journey through the evolution of Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants, in fifteen scenes.

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From the early 18th century Scotland produced large numbers of medical graduates, many of whom joined the armed forces. This book outlines the contributions which these doctors made to military and naval medicine from the 18th century to WWI.

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An enthralling investigation into German aeronautical technology during the Second World War. Explores the many myths, legends and popular conspiracy theories at play, and attempts to uncover the truth of precisely what happened during this pivotal time of technological development in Nazi Germany.

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"Describes the archeological wonder of Mesa Verde, including discovery, artifacts, ancient peoples, and preservation"--

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"Describes the archeological wonder of Pompeii, including discovery, artifacts, ancient peoples, and preservation"--

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National Geographic tells the story of a stray dog who becomes Sergeant Stubby the War Dog during World War I. Beloved award-winning author and library darling Ann Bausum brings her friendly writing style and in-depth research to her first-ever book for adults.

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This study examines how slaves in antebellum Virginia, through physical confrontations with whites, fought to reassert some measure of control over their day-today lives. The author analyzes how while this violence came at a high cost, it also ensured the preservation of their humanity and set limits on their enslavement.

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*Facsimile edition of a classic New Zealand history, OP since 2007 *Brilliant stories of seven settler families in the northern Kaipara *Winner of the New Zealand Book Award for non-fiction 1988

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First full-length biography of Sextus Iulius Frontinus. John Grainger traces his career and favourably re-evaluates his importance, in particular in Britain, (at the expense of the better-known Agricola) and in Germany.

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A unique insight into the U-boat war in World War II, focusing on FAGr 5, the Luftwaffe's only long range maritime reconnaissance and U-boat operating unit, which sought to direct the German submarines at the Allied convoys vital to prosecuting the war in Europe.

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Celebrating the beauty of Vermont s Shelburne Farms, a National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain.

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MiG-21s formed the backbone of the Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defence Force and later the Serbian Air Force. This book is based upon the authors extensive research in archives and interviews with veterans that flew this type. Most of the photos in this volume have never been published before.

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Today we know the Slavic people from their countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, including Ukraine and Russia across to Poland and South to Macedonia, and Bulgaria. Their origins are similar to the Celts and the Visigoths, coming into history from 600CE, as part of the many tribes who attacked the edges of the Roman Empire.

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Smash the Pillars explores the efforts by scholars and activists to decolonize Dutch history and memory and resist the physical, epistemological, and psychological violence imposed by the Dutch state, its institutions, and dominant narratives.

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In 1915, news of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landing and the slaughter at Gallipoli stirred tens of thousands of young men to go to war.They answered the call and formed battalions of the Australian Imperial Force. By the time the new recruits were combat ready, the campaign at Gallipoli had ended. Their battlefields became the ...

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A trove of previously unpublished, transcribed conversations among German POWs--secretly recorded by the Allies -- reveals the extent of their brutality and changes our understanding of the mind-set of the German soldier during World War II.