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"Doyle's important book reveals why the war was more than a domestic quarrel it was also a geopolitical event that shook the global balance of power." - Foreign Affairs

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A short history of one of Ancient Britain's most enigmatic civilisations

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Much that is known of the Celts, apart from their weapons and ornaments, has come to us from their enemies, the Romans. Yet we can assemble a portrait of a cultured people. These "barbarians" were driven to the edges of Europe, yet shone out once more in Celtic Christianity.

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This comprehensive treatment of Celtic civilization peels back the layers of European history beyond the Greco-Roman influence to reveal the ancient Celtic people who were the real source of our Western social, political, and literary values. Drawing on myth as well as history, Markale's treatment is both original and convincing. Illustrations. (Inner Traditions International)

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The most complete and thorough journey through and among the culture, people and history of this defining piece of water

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A portrait of the continuing intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome.

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The untold story of a forgotten community

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With updates from the author, specially commissioned maps, and 50 new images, this is a concise overview of the Chinese Civil War, a defining conflict in world history.

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A celebrated British historian of US intelligence explores how the CIA was born in anti-imperialist idealism but swiftly became an instrument of a new covert empire both in America and overseas.

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A beautiful, highly illustrated and authoritative history of the circus around the world, which charts the evolution of travelling entertainment from antiquity to the present day.

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Discusses the Indian uprising in Minnesota, the campaigns the North lost in Western Louisiana and Texas, the war against the Native Americans on the Western plains, and more.

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Presented in one comprehensive volume, this is the Civil War as it really was--the forces and events that caused it, the soldiers and civilians who fought it, and the ideas and values that are its legacy today. Revised reissue.

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" ... [Draws from] letters, diary entries, speeches, articles, messages and poems to provide an incomparable literary portrait of a nation at war with itself, while illuminating the military and political events that brought the Union to final victory and slavery and secession to their ultimate destruction ..."--Dust jacket flap.

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America's greatest conflict comes to life in this 150th anniversary collection of diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts that chronicle the first year of the war.

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The Library of America's ambitious four-volume series continues with this entry that traces events from January 1862 to January 1863, an unforgettable portrait of the crucial year that turned a secessionist rebellion into a war of emancipation.

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"This Library of America volume is the third in a four-volume series bringing together memorable and significant writings by participants in the American Civil War."--Page xxiii.

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Translated by SGC Middlemore and with an introduction by Peter Gay, this work is a definitive history of the Italian Renaissance.

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The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. This book offers an introduction to Ancient civilization.

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In 1945 war came to an end. But a whole new terror was only just beginning... In this book, the truth behind every spy thriller you've read: why America and the Soviet Union became locked in a deadly stalemate. It tells the story of crisis talks and subterfuge, tyrants and power struggles - and of ordinary people changing the course of history.

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Written by a leading American defence analyst, Dr Norman Friedman, The Compact Guide: The Cold War is supplemented with 60 photographs and documents that allow the reader to witness the events as they unfolded.