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This book examines Bulmer Hobson (1883-1969) nationalist career in the period 1900-16, as well as his lesser-known activities in the years after the rebellion. -- .

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A hilarious, myth-busting romp through history from Mark Juddery, a Canberra-based freelance journalist. Gallipoli: birth of a nation BUSTED! The brontosaurus: coolest dino BUSTED! Titanic: biggest movie ever BUSTED! A lighthearted look at the fifty most overrated things in history.

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C-47 is a popular aircraft, carrying out missions every bit as strategically important and as dramatic for the aircrew as those of the fighters and bombers. The C-47's wartime operations paved the way for post-war military air transport. This book examines these popular and vital units.

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Calculating compassion examines the origins of British relief work in late-nineteenth-century wars on the continent and the fringes of Empire. The author draws on new archival research to reveal the preoccupations of nineteenth-century relief workers, and the legacies for relief work today. -- .

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Focuses on the careers of some successful self-promoters, including Alcibiades, Socrates, Alexander the Great, and others. This book investigates the secrets of their success and looks at ways in which other talented individuals turned themselves into celebrities, including sports personalities, entertainers, philosophers, and others.

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This collection compares and contrasts the historical practice of charity among the three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The international group of contributors analyzes such topics as virtue, poverty, wealth, and justifications for charity with an aim toward intercultural understanding.

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The Chieftain Main Battle Tank was the heaviest armoured and armed tank used in modern flashpoint wars such as the Iran-Iraq War, Bosnia and the Gulf War. This manual explores the design, development and operation of the tank, one of the most influential vehicles used in modern warfare.

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The study brings together some of today's writers working on the history of childhood. Within a challenging chronological focus, stretching from the 1600s up until the 1960s, historical materials as diverse as state papers, legal records, diaries, letters and oral sources are used to probe a series of issues.

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There is a hidden legacy of war that is rarely talked about: the children of native civilians and enemy soldiers. What is their fate This book unearths the history of the thousands of forgotten children of World War II, including its prelude and aftermath during the Spanish Civil War and the Allied occupation of Germany.

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There is a hidden legacy of war that is rarely talked about: the children of native civilians and enemy soldiers. What is their fate This book unearths the history of the thousands of forgotten children of World War II, including its prelude and aftermath during the Spanish Civil War and the Allied occupation of Germany.

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A study of Christian religions and churches in Europe at the time of the Second World War.

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A study of Christian religions and churches in Europe at the time of the Second World War.

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Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'.

Sweeping in its scope and comprehensive in its coverage, Civilzation tells the story of the western world from its origins to the present.

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A collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Discoverers explores the themes of discovery, paradox, and surprise in history, from ancient times to the technologically advanced world of the present. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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For too long, American women have been hidden in the history of the Cold War. This title recovers their significance by examining the activities and ambitions of American women's organisations in the long period of uneasy peace. It is suitable for those in the field of gender and women's history, cultural studies, and American history.

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This book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire and shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires property market.

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This study examines the cultural history of cannabis and its various uses in the Atlantic world over the past two centuries. The author analyzes the Orientalist mindset that colored Western reception of the plant in the nineteenth century and the cultural associations that informed public perception and policy in the twentieth century.