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The Fall of the Dynasties

The Collapse of the Old Order: 1905-1922

by Edmond Taylor ...

Popular history of the finest sort . . . an excellent book worthy to rank with Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August and Alan Moorehead’s Gallipoli.” -The New York TimesOn June 28, 1914, in the dusty Balkan town of Sarajevo, an assassin fired two shots. In the next five minutes, as the stout middle-aged Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife bled to ... Read more

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Popular history of the finest sort . . . an excellent book worthy to rank with Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August and Alan Moorehead’s Gallipoli.” -The New York TimesOn June 28, 1914, in the dusty Balkan town of Sarajevo, an assassin fired two shots. In the next five minutes, as the stout middle-aged Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife bled to
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The Waters That Raised Us

Personal Reflections from Wales

Edited by Taylor Edmonds ...

Looking through the lens of the climate emergency, ten Welsh writers consider the oceans, rivers and waterways that have raised them and through which they have found their place in the world. Drawing on personal narratives, folklore and local history, they explore how the waters we live alongside shape who we are and connect us with one another. Here are stories of polluted rivers, landscapes ... Read more

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Looking through the lens of the climate emergency, ten Welsh writers consider the oceans, rivers and waterways that have raised them and through which they have found their place in the world. Drawing on personal narratives, folklore and local history, they explore how the waters we live alongside shape who we are and connect us with one another. Here are stories of polluted rivers, landscapes
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Black Cat Weekly #39

by Walter Jon Williams, Art Taylor, John Gregory Betancourt, Joseph S. Walker, Saul Golubcow, Hal Charles, Malcolm Jameson, Henry Kuttner, Edmond Hamilton, Hulbert Footner, Clifford Knight ...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #39.It’s hard to believe BCW is 39! As with every magazine, our goals include not just entertaining our readers, but making every issue better than the last. I finally feel like we’re on top of production methods, and the contents keep offering a selection of great stories for every reader’s taste. (If you can’t find something you love here, I’d be very surprised.) From ... Read more

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Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #39.It’s hard to believe BCW is 39! As with every magazine, our goals include not just entertaining our readers, but making every issue better than the last. I finally feel like we’re on top of production methods, and the contents keep offering a selection of great stories for every reader’s taste. (If you can’t find something you love here, I’d be very surprised.) From
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Through Her Eyes: 20 Women's Narratives of the Civil War

Hospital Sketches, A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, A Diary From Dixie, Angels of the Battlefield, The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl

by Louisa May Alcott, Eliza Frances Andrews, Susie King Taylor, William E. Barton, Mary Rhodes Waring Henagan, Susan R. Jervey, Charlotte St. J. Ravenel, Myrta Lockett Avary, Mary Ann Loughborough, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Sara Agnes Rice Pryor, Mary Boykin Chesnut, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Mary Ann Harris Gay, Parthenia Antoinette Hague, George Barton, Fannie A. Beers, Maud E. Morrow, Phoebe Yates Pember, Sarah Ellen Blackwell, S. Emma E. Edmonds, Tillie Pierce Alleman ...

This edition is devoted to honoring the bravery and dedication of women during the Civil War, whose involvement and achievements were frequently overlooked in history books. The Hospital Sketches of Louisa May Alcott present a vivid account that offers rich insights into women's wartime roles, the shocking conditions in field hospitals, the lives and thoughts of the soldiers themselves, as well as ... Read more

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This edition is devoted to honoring the bravery and dedication of women during the Civil War, whose involvement and achievements were frequently overlooked in history books. The Hospital Sketches of Louisa May Alcott present a vivid account that offers rich insights into women's wartime roles, the shocking conditions in field hospitals, the lives and thoughts of the soldiers themselves, as well as
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Women in War - 20 Civil War Memoirs & Biographies

The Life of Clara Barton and Anna Ella Carroll, Nurse and Spy in the Union Army, A Confederate Girl's Diary

by Sara Agnes Rice Pryor, Louisa May Alcott, Eliza Frances Andrews, Susie King Taylor, William E. Barton, Mary Rhodes Waring Henagan, Susan R. Jervey, Charlotte St. J. Ravenel, Myrta Lockett Avary, Mary Ann Loughborough, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Mary Boykin Chesnut, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Mary Ann Harris Gay, Parthenia Antoinette Hague, George Barton, Fannie A. Beers, Maud E. Morrow, Phoebe Yates Pember, Sarah Ellen Blackwell, S. Emma E. Edmonds, Tillie Pierce Alleman ...

Women in War - 20 Civil War Memoirs & Biographies immerses readers in the multifaceted realities of the American Civil War through the voices of women who lived, observed, and recorded the tumultuous period. This anthology's overarching theme centers on the often-overlooked contributions and experiences of women during wartime, ranging from intense battlefield accounts to poignant reflections on ... Read more

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Women in War - 20 Civil War Memoirs & Biographies immerses readers in the multifaceted realities of the American Civil War through the voices of women who lived, observed, and recorded the tumultuous period. This anthology's overarching theme centers on the often-overlooked contributions and experiences of women during wartime, ranging from intense battlefield accounts to poignant reflections on
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Lincoln & Churchill

Statesmen at War

by Lewis E Lehrman ...

"With penetrating insight, Lehrman unfolds the contrasts and similarities between these two leaders . . . I savored every page of this magnificent work."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnWinner of the Abraham Lincoln Institute of Washington's 2019 book prizeLewis E. Lehrman, a renowned historian and National ... Read more

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"With penetrating insight, Lehrman unfolds the contrasts and similarities between these two leaders . . . I savored every page of this magnificent work."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnWinner of the Abraham Lincoln Institute of Washington's 2019 book prizeLewis E. Lehrman, a renowned historian and National
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Dawn of D-DAY

These Men Were There, June 6, 1944

by David Howarth ...

June 6, 1944, is one of the most famous dates in world history, and, as David Howarth shows, a defining date in countless personal histories. In this intimate chronicle, the 7,000 vessels, 12,000 aircraft, and 750,000 men committed on D-Day are taken for granted. Instead, we see D-Day through the eyes of the men on the ground as Howarth weaves together the larger story of the beginning of the ... Read more

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June 6, 1944, is one of the most famous dates in world history, and, as David Howarth shows, a defining date in countless personal histories. In this intimate chronicle, the 7,000 vessels, 12,000 aircraft, and 750,000 men committed on D-Day are taken for granted. Instead, we see D-Day through the eyes of the men on the ground as Howarth weaves together the larger story of the beginning of the
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England in the Age of Chivalry . . . And Awful Diseases

The Hundred Years' War and Black Death

by Ed West ...

Series series Very, Very Short History of England
A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous history of England’s medieval period, full of knights in shining armor and terrible peasant suffering.Covering the violent and disease-ridden period between 1272 to 1399, England in the Age of Chivalry. . . And Awful Diseases covers the events, personages and ideas most commonly known as "medieval". This includes Geoffrey Chaucer, the Peasants revolt, the ... Read more

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A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous history of England’s medieval period, full of knights in shining armor and terrible peasant suffering.Covering the violent and disease-ridden period between 1272 to 1399, England in the Age of Chivalry. . . And Awful Diseases covers the events, personages and ideas most commonly known as "medieval". This includes Geoffrey Chaucer, the Peasants revolt, the
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The Spies Who Never Were

The True Story of the Nazi Spies Who Were Actually Allied Double Agents

by Hervie Haufler ...

The thrilling true story of the daring double agents who thwarted Hitler's spy machine in Britain and turned the tide of World War II.After the fall of France in the mid-1940s, Adolf Hitler faced a British Empire that refused to negotiate for peace. With total war looming, he ordered the Abwehr, Germany's defense and intelligence organization, to carry out Operation Lena—a program to place ... Read more

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The thrilling true story of the daring double agents who thwarted Hitler's spy machine in Britain and turned the tide of World War II.After the fall of France in the mid-1940s, Adolf Hitler faced a British Empire that refused to negotiate for peace. With total war looming, he ordered the Abwehr, Germany's defense and intelligence organization, to carry out Operation Lena—a program to place
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The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes

The Ancient World Economy & the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia & Han China

by Raoul McLaughlin ...

A fascinating history of the intricate web of trade routes connecting ancient Rome to Eastern civilizations, including its powerful rival, the Han Empire.The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian Empire of ancient Persia, and the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan), laying ... Read more

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A fascinating history of the intricate web of trade routes connecting ancient Rome to Eastern civilizations, including its powerful rival, the Han Empire.The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian Empire of ancient Persia, and the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan), laying
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My Kingdom for a Horse

The War of the Roses

by Ed West ...

Series series Very, Very Short History of England
From William Shakespeare's series of history dramas to Sir Walter Scott and George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, not to mention the smash-hit TV show Game of Thrones, the British civil war of 1455 to 1485 has inspired writers more than any other.Ed West's My Kingdom for a Horse illuminates the bloody war fought for thirty long years between the descendants of King Edward III in a battle ... Read more

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From William Shakespeare's series of history dramas to Sir Walter Scott and George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, not to mention the smash-hit TV show Game of Thrones, the British civil war of 1455 to 1485 has inspired writers more than any other.Ed West's My Kingdom for a Horse illuminates the bloody war fought for thirty long years between the descendants of King Edward III in a battle
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The Grandees

America's Sephardic Elite

by Stephen Birmingham ...

The New World's earliest Jewish immigrants and their unique, little-known history: A New York Times bestseller from the author of Life at the Dakota.In 1654, twenty-three Jewish families arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York) aboard a French privateer. They were the Sephardim, members of a proud orthodox sect that had served as royal advisors and honored professionals under Moorish rule in Spain ... Read more

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The New World's earliest Jewish immigrants and their unique, little-known history: A New York Times bestseller from the author of Life at the Dakota.In 1654, twenty-three Jewish families arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York) aboard a French privateer. They were the Sephardim, members of a proud orthodox sect that had served as royal advisors and honored professionals under Moorish rule in Spain
... Read more

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