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With a charismatic mix of irreverent humor and eye-opening honesty, Flynn memorably chronicles the transformation of the Fighting 69th Infantry from a motley band of amateur solders into a battle-hardened troop at work in Baghdad. 16-page b&w photo insert.

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From acclaimed military historian Flint Whitlock, the untold story of the Big Red One, the heroic and infamous 1st Infantry Division, from its assault on Nazi forces at Omaha Beach, to the Battle of the Bulge

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An examination of the settlement history of the alluvial bottomlands of the lower Mississippi Valley from 1880 to 1930, this study details how cotton-growers transformed the swamplands of northwestern Mississippi, northeastern Louisiana, northeastern Arkansas, and southern Missouri into cotton fields.

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The shocking story of an impending nuclear devastation and the brave people who fought against it

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An illustrated study of the First Afghan War--a setback for British forces in the Great Game of the 19th century--that holds important lessons for modern forces in Afghanistan today.

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Eric and Jane Lawson present a unique treatment of the air actions of World War I as a single grand campaign, with both sides striving for mastery using new technology and new tactics.

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In 1914 the Germans launched an offensive that swept through Belgium and into France, threatening to crush French resistance in one fell swoop. However, through careful maneuvering and stubborn resistance, the French Army, aided by the BEF, blunted the assault, winning an important strategic victory that kept France in the war.

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At the dawn of the fifth century BCE, Persia stood triumphant. For more than five decades her warriors had crushed all who opposed them. No city had ever withstood a Persian siege, and all the armies of the known world's most powerful civilizations had met their ruin trying to halt Persia's inexorable march of conquest.

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To many people the crusades were the First Crusade. This work states that the first "armed pilgrimage" to the Holy Land was the only Crusade that really succeeded. It resulted in the establishment of four Crusader States in the Middle East and its repercussions can still be felt today.

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Presents an analysis of the First Crusade. This book considers the realities of the events surrounding the beginning of the crusading age. It discusses the launching of the First Crusade, Pope Urban's message, the practical experience of the crusaders and the interpretation of this experience by historians since.

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Simon de Montfort, the leader of the English barons, was the first leader of a political movement to seize power from a reigning monarch. The charismatic de Montfort and his forces had captured most of south-eastern England by 1263 and at the battle of Lewes in 1264 King Henry III was defeated and taken prisoner. This title deals with this topic.

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By 1756 the wilderness war for control of North America that erupted two years earlier between France and England had expanded into a global struggle among all of Europe's Great Powers.

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An explanation of how, between 1954 and 1962, the French Army employed its superior logistical system - enhanced by helicopters - and highly effective counter-mobility measures, to cut off the Algerian nationalist rebels from their exterior bases and inflict upon them a decisive battlefield defeat.

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This volume of essays is designed to fill an existing gap in the literature devoted to modern British naval history by providing a scholarly analysis of the First Sea Lords from the time of Admiral Fisher to that of Earl Mountbatten.

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A concise guide to a complicated chapter in World War I history. The book details the Russians' disastrous involvement in the war which would become a major contributing factor to the Russian Revolution.