History
1787: The Grand Convention
$9.90
“Consistently provocative . . . The political method of the framers and its historical appropriateness are luminously explained. Journal of American History In this masterly account of the Philadelphia summer when our Constitution was born, Clinton Rossiter establishes his claim that the year 1787 ..
1808: The Flight of the Emperor: How A Weak Prince...
$17.68
In a time of terror for Europe’s monarchs-imprisoned, exiled, executed-Napoleon’s army marched toward Lisbon. Cornered, Prince Regent João had to make the most fraught decision of his life. Protected by the British Navy, he fled to Brazil with his entire family, including his deranged mother, most o..
1812: The Navy's War
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At the outbreak of the War of 1812, America's prospects looked dismal. It was clear that the primary battlefield would be the open ocean-but America's war fleet, only twenty ships strong, faced a practiced British navy of more than a thousand men-of-war. Still, through a combination of nautical deft..
1812: The War Nobody Won
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Describes the causes and leading events of the early nineteenth-century conflict between Great Britain and the United States. Author: Marrin, Albert Publisher: Atheneum Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0689310757 ISBN-13: 9780689310751..
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1812: War with America
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Listen to a short interview with Jon LatimerHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & CraneIn the first complete history of the War of 1812 written from a British perspective, Jon Latimer offers an authoritative and compelling account that places the conflict in its strategic context within the Napoleo..
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1847, Grosse Ile: A Record of Daily Events
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This book is a day-to-day account of the sad events that took place in 1847, a year in which nearly 100,000 emigrants, mostly Irish, disembarked at Grosse Ile or the Port of Quebec. Written as a diary, the book gives a detailed description of the administrative measures taken by the authorities to d..
1914
$11.39
This is an account of the first few months of the Great War, from the build-up of the fighting to the first Battle of Ypres, written by the author of "Somme", "They called it Passchendaele" and "The Roses of No Man's Land". Author: Macdonald Publisher: Scribner Binding: Hardcover Language: English I..
1914 Days Of Hope
$8.80
This is an account of the first few months of the Great War, from the build-up of the fighting to the first Battle of Ypres, written by the author of "Somme", "They called it Passchendaele" and "The Roses of No Man's Land". Author: MacDonald, Lyn Publisher: Penguin UK Binding: Paperback Language: En..
1919, The Year Our World Began
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Argues that 1919, a year of disillusionment, was a turning point in world history, and recounts the political, social, and cultural events of the year Author: Klingaman, William K. Publisher: St Martins Pr Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0312005563 ISBN-13: 9780312005566..
1939: Lost World of Fair
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In 1939, exhausted by a decade-long depression, Americans faced a brewing European conflict that would prove to be the most destructive war in history. At this dark juncture, a World's Fair was held in New York City that evoked such acute hope in its promise of a glorious future that a whole generat..
1939: The Last Season
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A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War.The Season of 1939 brought all those 'in Society' to London. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the King and Queen to mark their acceptance into the new adu..
1968: The World Transformed (Publications of the G...
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1968: The World Transformed provides an international perspective on the most tumultuous year in the era of the Cold War. Authors from Europe and the United States explain why the crises of 1968 erupted almost simultaneously in vastly different cultures and societies. Together, the eighteen chapters..
1979
$14.26
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the continuing US-Iraqi confrontation, the changing political dynamics in Iran, recent Pakistani-Indian hostilities and Osama bin Laden-all of these have one important common denominator: Significant strands of their origins can be traced to the tumultuous year..
20th Century World History Course Companion: Inter...
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Developed in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate Organization, Oxford's Course Companions provide extra support for students taking IB Diploma Programme courses. They present a whole-course approach with a wide range of resources, and encourage a deep understanding of eachsubject by m..
3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and ...
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On December 3, 1999, the call came in to the men of the Worcester, Massachusetts, Fire Department: a five-alarm blaze in a six-story, abandoned, windlowless warehouse filled with lethal hallways and meat lockers. Author: Flynn, Sean Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Binding: Paperback Language: En..
4/4: A Lrp's Narrative
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A chronicle of life in the 51st Infantry, Long Range Patrol, in Vietnam describes dangerous missions behind enemy lines, mortar attacks, being overrun by the enemy, and much more. Original. Author: Gary Douglas Ford Publisher: Ivy Books Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0804109133 ISBN-1..
500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North Ameri...
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The story of Native American leaders, customs, political systems, and ways of life, this is American history from the Native American perspective: friendship, betrayal, war, and ultimately, the loss of homeland. A companion volume to the CBS series produced by Kevin Costner, Jack Leustig, and James ..
500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North Ameri...
$15.25
A book that grew from an eight-hour TV series, this is the epic and unforgettable story of the history, lore, legends, and legacy of North American Indians. With a highly accredited author and over 485 paintings, woodcuts, drawings, and photographs--329 in four-color--this oversized volume addresses..
63 Days and a Wake-Up: Your Survival Guide to Unit...
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Straight forward, insightful, essential, and an easy-read. Every Warrior needs to get this book in their hands before going off to BCT. This is the real deal.-First Sergeant David Bobenmoyer, Company B 1SG,Recruit Sustainment Battalion, Camp Grayling, Michigan"Specialist Herbert makes it 'Too-Easy' ..
90 minutes at Entebbe
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Vintage paperback Author: Stevenson, William Publisher: Bantam Books Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0553104829 ISBN-13: 9780553104820..
A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final T...
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Neglected by scholars and journalists alike, the years of conflict in Vietnam from 1968 to 1975 offer surprises not only about how the war was fought, but about what was achieved. Drawing on authoritative materials not previously available, including thousands of hours of tape-recorded allied counci..
A Bintel Brief: Sixty Years of Letters from the Lo...
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For more than eighty years the Jewish Daily Forward's legendary advice column, "A Bintel Brief" ("a bundle of letters") dispensed shrewd, practical, and fair-minded advice to its readers. Created in 1906 to help bewildered Eastern European immigrants learn about their new country, the column also ga..
A Bitter Revolution: China's Struggle with the Mod...
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In this powerful new look at modern China, Rana Mitter goes back to a pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from pre-modern to modern. Mitter identifies May 4, 1919, as the defining moment of China's twentieth-century history. On that day, outrage over th..
A Black Patriot and a White Priest: André Caillou...
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Stephen J. Ochs chronicles the intersecting lives of the first black military Civil War hero, Captain André Cailloux of the 1st Louisiana Native Guards, and the lone Catholic clerical voice of abolition in New Orleans, the Reverend Claude Paschal Maistre. Their paths converged in July 1863, when Mai..
A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treati...
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When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--"godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself." Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and politica..