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The untold story of the hidden places across Britain that have slipped through the fingers of history.

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A masterful reconstruction of one of the worst Indian massacres in American history.

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Thirteen months after Lt-Gen Romeo went to serve as force commander of the UN intervention in Rwanda in 1993, he flew home broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans. This book takes us on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, recreating the events the international community turned its back on.

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From the common playgoers to the royal patrons, this book explores Britain from the perspective of Shakespeares audience revealing how the significant issues of the day were explored at the playhouse through objects and quotations from Shakespeares plays.

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Through the 150-year saga of one family, this book traces the remarkable religious evolution of the worlds most populous nation. Shanghai Faithful is both a touching family memoir and a chronicle of Christianity in China. Five generations of Linsbuffeted by historys crosscurrents and personal strifebring to life an era still unfolding.

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She's Just Walking Down the Street is a memoir of a Marine Corps veteran. At the age of 19 Jim Kenney received a draft notice from President Lyndon Baines Johnson for induction into the Armed Forces of the United States. His friend, who was also turning 19, would venture into boot camp together. Then they became one of the last troop transports by ship to Vietnam.

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An extraordinary and illuminating book that tells the incredible stories of the first British women to set foot in India - 250 years before the Raj.

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One of the most feared weapons of WWII, the Tiger gained an aura of invincibility that was shattered by the introduction of the Sherman Firefly. This book describes the design and development of these two opponents, while also analyzing their strengths and weaknesses, assessing their tactics, weaponry and training.

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An engrossing, personal account of a year in Vietnam, by an F-4D Phantom fighter-pilot.

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Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. This guide provides essential information on 40 iconic ships, using detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details.

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The drama and tragedy behind history's most infamous shipwrecks.

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Includes epigraph sources (pages 205-206).

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The intense rivalry of famous photographers Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner shows how - during the Civil War and throughout the chase for Lincolns killers - photography changed our culture forever.

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Ten turning points in history, vividly sketched by the great Stefan Zweig.

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Tells true stories of life behind the counter. In this history, we join shopgirl Chili Bouchier on her journey from the small ladies' department at Harrods to star of the silver screen, and experience the raw courage of John Lewis' Miss Austin during the Blitz in the West End.

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A handsomely illustrated photographic account, by the bestselling author of 'Tommy', of the human experience of war as directly witnessed by British soldiers in the First World War.

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A highly illustrated study of the battle of Shewsbury, made famous by Shakespeare in Henry IV Part 1, which secured Henry IV on the throne, whose bloodline would achieve great victories such as Agincourt, but also lead England into the Wars of the Roses.

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Come on, don't be shy: pick up this outstanding cultural history of shyness from the brilliant Joe Moran.

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A unique and engaging study of this most extraordinary of psychedelic drugs.

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This book delves into the fascinating and diverse history and culture of Sicily.

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Now with a fresh new jacket treatment!

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Now with a fresh new jacket treatment!