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The first systematic publication of a famous plans collection. All plans reproduced in their entirety and at large size.

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*Three best-selling and highly acclaimed books condensed into one complete volume. *Tank (the first of the three) was described by The Times as having an authenticity 'which could only come from deep personal experience translated by a lucid pen.' *Graphic, first-hand description of life inside a Sherman tank during the Second World War.

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This book follows Turning the Hearts of the Children, exploring why so many Maori in the 1880s were inspired to question the mainstream churches and flock to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon church.

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A thrilling sequence of journeys across France in the footsteps of Caesar and his successors, revealing how the Romans changed the face of France, and of Europe, forever.

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How photography and cameras began; the difficulties of using early cameras in wartime.

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Peth, 1899: a prisoner reads an inquest into the strange death of a public servant with the same name. Who really was the deceased Was it possible he was Captain Starlight who, thirty years earlier, had callously murdered a policeman and been sentenced to hang How had he pulled off the subterfuge and what other secrets remained hidden

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Gabriele Esposito describes the organization, equipment and tactics of the Carthaginian forces that fought the three Punic wars with Rome, and analyses the campaigns, battles and sieges. Lavishly illustrated with high-quality photographs of replica weapons and equipment in use by reenactors.

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A dictionary of over 2,000 Celtic names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany, with origins, meanings and pronunciation.

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"Places Central American migration to the United States in the context of the region's history of conquest, colonialism, revolution, and neoliberalism, looking especially at the revolutionary experiments of the 1980s and their aftermath"--

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This book will bring to life the king's many illegitimate children and tell their stories.

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The book describes the two devastating wars fought between Sweden and Denmark-Norway during the reign of Swedish King Charles X Gustavus, presenting new research on two wars previously seldom described in English.

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This book takes readers to the heart of the Children's War 1914-1918.

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Extraordinary stories of escape and survival, but also of the everyday lives of youngsters living some 80 years ago.

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An unrivaled and comprehensive look at the 200-year story of Swire, a highly diversified, global group of companies including Cathay Pacific, with a rich and colorful history.

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Written with reader accessibility in mind, this comprehensive handbook of symbolism in Chinese art and culture will be an invaluable resource for any student of Eastern art history, Chinese arts and crafts, and anyone interested in commonly held Chinese beliefs and their origins.

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Draws parallels between Marco Polo's journey east over the Silk Route and Columbus' sea voyages and reveals that Columbus studied ancient texts and maps from the Vatican Library. This book shows that the story that Columbus merely stumbled onto the New World were part of a political and theological cover-up.

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First major free-standing work on Churchill and Africa - fills lacuna in vast Churchill literature. Book's main message - Churchill as a humane figure, no racist and typical Liberal imperialist as Liberal or Conservative.

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Comprehensive account of Allied convoy operations and German attempts to disrupt. Written by a published expert of naval operations in WW2.

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A sequel to the same author's Highland Battles which covered warfare in Scotland's northern and western Highlands in the early Middle Ages. A revealing portrait of Highland conflict and society 600 years ago.

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