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A General Sketch of the European War (Large Print Edition)
by Hilaire Belloc  Synopsis Joseph Hilaire Pierre Ren Belloc (1870-1953) was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. His best travel writing has secured a permanent following. The Path to Rome (1902), an account of a walking pilgrimage he...
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The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock (Large Print Edition)
by Ferdinand Brock Tupper Synopsis A memoir of a brilliant leader and strategist stationed in the Canadian colonies interspersed with notices of Chief Tacumseh....
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London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria (Large Print Edition)
by Winston Spencer Churchill Synopsis In ancient times there were greater discomforts and perils; but they were recognised. A man took ship prepared for the worst. Nowadays he expects the best as a matter of course and is therefore disappointed....
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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany (Large Print)
by Stephen E. Ambrose Publisher Comments Stephen E. Ambrose is the acknowledged dean of the historians of World War II in Europe. The very young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were an exceptional band of brothers, and, in "The Wild Blue," Ambrose...
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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War (Large Print) (Thorndike Nonfiction)
by David Halberstam Publisher Comments In 1972, award-winning reporter David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest set the gold standard for Vietnam War books. Now, more than three decades later, Halberstam uses his unrivaled research and formidable journalistic...
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Spy Wars: Moles, Mysteries, and Deadly Games Large Print Edition (Large Print)
by Tennent H. Bagley Publisher Comments Chosen by William Safire in the New York Times to be the publishing sleeper-seller of the year for 2007 In this rapid-paced book, a former CIA chief of Soviet bloc counterintelligence breaks open the mysterious case of KGB officer Yuri Nosenko' s 1964...
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Sea of Thunder (Large Print) (Large Print Press)
by Evan Thomas Publisher Comments Evan Thomas takes us inside the naval war of 1941-1945 in the South Pacific in a way that blends the best of military and cultural history and riveting narrative drama. He follows four men throughout: Admiral William (Bull) Halsey, the macho, gallant...
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The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty (Large Print Edition)
by Sir John Barrow Synopsis The reign of George III will be distinguished in history by the great extension and improvement which geographical knowledge received under the immediate auspices of this sovereign....
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The Fighting 69th: One Remarkable National Guard Unit's Journey from Ground Zero to Baghdad (Large Print) (Thorndike Nonfiction)
by Sean Michael Flynn Publisher Comments How a ragtag National Guard unit found itself thrust into the War on Terror and triumphed against impossible odds On the eve of September 11, 2001, New York Citys famous National Guard regiment, the Fighting 69th Infantry, was not fit for duty. Most of...
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A Short History of the Great War (Large Print Edition)
by A. F. Pollard Publisher Comments On 28 June 1914 the Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir-presumptive to the Hapsburg throne was shot in the streets of Serajevo the capital of the Austrian province of Bosnia....
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Soldiers and Slaves: American POW's Trapped by the Nazi's Final Gamble (Large Print) (Random House Large Print Nonfiction)
by Roger Cohen Publisher Comments In February 1945, 350 American POWs captured earlier at the Battle of the Bulge or elsewhere in Europe were singled out by the Nazis because they were Jews or were thought to resemble Jews. They were transported in cattle cars to Berga, a concentration...
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History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War and Other Items of Interest (Large Print Edition)
by Edward A. Johnson Synopsis Detailed study from 1899, illustrated with many photographs from the time. ""Many causes led up to the Spanish-American war. Cuba had been in a state of turmoil for a long time, and the continual reports of outrages on the people of the island by Spain...
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Six Crashes Later Large Print (Large Print)
by Derek Stephenson Synopsis Memoirs of a fighter pilot in WW2 who went on to an eventful career as a flying officer in the RAF. The story of his squadron their bravery, and their contribution to victory....
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783 (Large Print Edition)
by Alfred Thayer Mahan Synopsis The history of Sea Power is largely, though by no means solely, a narrative of contests between nations, of mutual rivalries, of violence frequently culminating in war. Therefore the history of sea power, while embracing in its broad sweep all that tends...
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Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission (Large Print)
by Hampton Sides Publisher Comments A tense, powerful, grand account of one of the most daring exploits of World War II. <BR>On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected troops from the elite U.S. Army 6th Ranger Battalion slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March...
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The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections (Large Print)
by Tom Brokaw Publisher Comments "I first began to appreciate fully all we owed the World War II generation while I was covering the fortieth and fiftieth anniversaries of D-Day for NBC News. When I wrote in "The Greatest Generation about the men and women who came out of the Depression,...
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The Quiet Hero: The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen at the Battle for Iwo Jima (Large Print)
by Gary W. Toyn Publisher Comments This powerful story documents the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of extraordinary navy corpsman George Wahlen. After decades of silence, this survivor of one of World War II's most horrific battles divulges the gritty details of his incredible...
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English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century (Large Print Edition)
by James Anthony Froude Synopsis Contents Include: The Sea Cradle of the Reformation - John Hawkins and the African Slave Trade - Sir John Hawkins and Philip the Second - Drake's Voyage Round the World - Parties in the State - The Great Expedition to the West Indies - Attack on Cadiz...
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Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War (Large Print Edition)
by Robert Granville Publisher Comments The neutral attitude assumed by the United States was maintained throughout the war. With reference to any official recognition of the Transvaal as an independent State apart from the immediate purposes of war no action was taken....
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With Our Soldiers in France (Large Print Edition)
by Sherwood Eddy Synopsis Chapters include 'With General Pershing's Force', 'At the Front', 'the Camp of the Prodigals' and 'Religion at the Front'...
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