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This riveting expose reveals how a distorted belief in Anglo superiority necessitated the rewriting of American western history, replacing heroic images of Mexican and Spanish cowboys with negative stereotypes.

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He was not alone, but part of a group of some 1,670 Jewish men, women and children from Hungary, who had been rescued from the Nazis as a result of a deal made by a man called Rezso Kasztner - himself a Hungarian Jew - with Adolf Eichmann, the chief architect of the Holocaust.

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Rhetoric and the writing of history provides an analytical overview of the vast range of historiography which was produced in western Europe between c.400 and c.1500 and argues that its sophistication and complexity provides a much-needed perspective on more modern debates over the relationship between history and literary theory. -- .

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An investigation of the place of imperialist rhetoric in the history of twentieth century empires. Issues examined include discourses of imperialist modernization, the language of colonial 'civilizing', and the rhetorical justifications advanced for violent colonial practices. -- .

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Building on the theme of the interaction of self-conscious radicalism and spontaneous popular movements, this title analyzes the social and religious antagonisms of pre-1848 German society and shows how they were politicized by the democratic political opposition.

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A decisive book written by the Rhodes Must Fall movement, offering unparalleled insight into the institutional racism at the heart of empire.

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A decisive book written by the Rhodes Must Fall movement, offering unparalleled insight into the institutional racism at the heart of empire.

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Richard I, the Lionheart, remains (and perhaps wrongly) the mythical king of England who preferred to wage war than to rule his empire. This book examines Richard's role as both prince and king and analyses the different and sometimes controversial elements that, for the chroniclers of his day, helped to make Richard a true model of chivalry.

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The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ide

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Undoubtedly the most famous of any nation's aviation units in World War I was the legendary Jagdgeschwader Nr I, or 'The Flying Circus' as its respectful foes labelled it. Germany's first true fighter wing, it would always be associated with its first commander, the charismatic and revered Manfred von Richthofen.

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Who built Avebury and Stonehenge Why and when were more than 600 stone circles, and thousands of barrows and cairns, erected in prehistoric Britain What were they used for and what do they tell us about the beliefs and culture of their builders This is a history of the variety of answers that have been given to these questions.

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"Ride Around Missouri: Shelby's Great Raid 1863".

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This study provides an overview of the International Air Force (IAF) concept, which emerged in the early 20th century out of a long progression of schemes for creating multi-national armed forces to enforce the peace, most often referred to as an international police force (IPF).

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An edited collection of biographies of key Spanish conservative politicians from the 1920s to the end of WWII written by leading historians in the field.

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An edited collection of biographies of key Spanish conservative politicians from the 1920s to the end of WWII written by leading historians in the field.

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Historians agree that the Germans had enough information to stop the Allied invasion at Normandy, but instead kept half their forces at Calais. Having written widely about World War II, Johnson was dissatisfied with the conventional explanation that Hitler was crazy and refused to listen to his advi

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An account of the part Raoul Wallenberg played during World War II in saving the lives of around 100,000 Jews in Hungary. He was subsequently taken prisoner by the Russians and since then has never again been seen or heard of in the West.

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Since the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920, Mexico's rebellious peasant has become a subject not only of history but of literature, film, and paintings. With his sombrero, his machete, and his rifle, he marches or rides through countless Hollywood or Mexican films, killing brutal overseers, hacienda owners, corrupt officials, and federal soldiers. S