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1812: The War That Forged a Nation (P.S.) by Walter R Borneman Publisher Comments < p> Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of national purpose; and set the stage for... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World (P.S.) by Arthur Herman Publisher Comments To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II (P.S.) by Donovan Webster Publisher Comments As the Imperial Japanese Army swept across China and South Asia at World War II's outset, closing all of China's seaports, more than 200,000 Chinese laborers embarked on a seemingly impossible task: to cut a 700-mile overland route -- the Burma Road... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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April 1865: The Month That Saved America (P.S.) by Jay Winik Publisher Comments This gripping, panoramic narrative takes readers on a breathless ride through 30 tumultuous days at the end of the Civil War, showing that the nation's future rested on a few crucial decisions and twists of fate. 16-page insert.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar (P.S.) by Adam Nicolson Publisher Comments In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson, the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived, led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britain's nineteenth... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima (P.S.) by Stephen Walker Publisher Comments A riveting, minute-by-minute account of the momentous event that changed our world forever On a quiet Monday morning in August 1945, a five-ton bomb—dubbed Little Boy by its creators—was dropped from an American plane onto the Japanese city... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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