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People of the First Crusade: The Truth about the Christian-Muslim War Revealed
$12.00
Author: Michael Foss Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 In this work Michael Foss casts new light on the reality of and motives behind the Crusades in general,...
Francis I: The Maker of Modern France
$15.00
Author: Leonie Frieda Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 The bestselling author of Catherine de Medici returns to sixteenth-century Europe in this evocative and entertaining biography that recreates a remarkable...
Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History
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Author: Saul David Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 453 The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military...
Urban Arboreal: A Modern Glossary of City Trees
Author: Michael Jordan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Trees are an important part of the life of many cities. Whether in avenues or parks they provide shade, a green...
The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution
Author: Thomas Fleming Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost their war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. The...
The Cold War's Killing Fields
Author: Paul Thomas Chamberlin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 592 A brilliant young historian offers a vital, comprehensive international military history of the Cold War in which he views the...
The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
Author: James Hornfischer Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 576 An unprecedented account of the monumental Pacific War campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its power and...
My Encounters with Minibeasts: From Purple Moonbeams to Itchy Cows
Author: Densey Clyne Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 My Encounters with Minibeasts is a collection of stories about insects and spiders by naturalist Densey Clyne, who is...
Antiquity Matters
Author: Frederic Raphael Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 376 A sharp, often surprising, view of the classical world by a major classics scholar at Cambridge and author of The Glittering...
Carnation
Author: Twigs Way Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Carnations permeate our culture from the wedding bed to the funeral wreath. Derided in Shakespeare as 'nature's bastards', they challenged the...
MacArthur
Author: Richard B. Frank Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 16 Douglas MacArthur is best remembered for his ability to adapt, a quality that catalyzed his greatest accomplishments. Adaptability...
Artists Under Hitler: Collaboration and Survival in Nazi Germany
Author: Jonathan Petropoulos Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 424 A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose...
Beetle
Author: Adam Dodd Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 From ancient Egyptian deities to German automobiles, beetles have left an indelible mark on human cultures around the world....
Scorpion
Author: Louise M. Pryke Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 From the dawn of civilization scorpions have captured the human imagination. Yet the scorpion is a misunderstood animal...
North Pole: Nature and Culture
Author: Michael Bravo Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 In North Pole, Michael Bravo explains how visions of the North Pole have been supremely important to the world's...
America's Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve
$15.00
Author: Roger Lowenstein Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 A tour de force of historical reportage, America's Bank illuminates the tumultuous era and remarkable personalities that spurred the unlikely birth...