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  • Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail, 1700–1860

    Design, Construction, Careers and Fates

    by Rif Winfield, John Tredrea, Enrique García-Torralba Pérez, Manuel Blasco Felip ...
    "A beautiful work . . . certain to become the standard work in English on the Spanish sailing navy." —Seaways' Ships in ScaleThis book is the latest contribution to a unique series in a common format documenting in great detail the warships of the major naval powers during the age of sail. To date, four volumes have covered the British Navy, two have been devoted to the French Navy and one each to ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Loquat

    Botany, Production and Uses

    by Manuel Agustí, Josep Armengol, Maria Luisa Badenes, Manuel Blasco, Julián Cuevas González, Vittorio Farina, Elisa González-Dominguez, Qigao Guo, Liang Guolu, Juan José Hueso, Yuanyuan Jiang, Francisco Legaz, Hailan Lin, Shoukai Lin, Dahe Lin, Shunquan Lin, Shiwei Ma, Belén Martínez-Alcántara, Amparo Martínez-Fuentes, Carlos Mesejo, Julia Morales, Ana Quiñones, Carmina Reig, Esteban Soler, Jincheng Wu, Bisha Wu, Xianghui Yang, Peng Ze, Lifen Zhang ...
    Series series Botany, Production and Uses
    Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) is a subtropical evergreen fruit tree indigenous to China. Records show it has been cultivated in China for over 2000 years. From this beginning, loquat has spread to more than 30 countries around the world. Grown in various regions of Asia, the Mediterranean and across the Americas, loquats suit both temperate and subtropical areas, sharing the same ... Read more

    $217.99 CAD

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  • Conquistador

    Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

    by Buddy Levy ...
    A thrilling narrative of the larger-than-life clash between a relentless conqueror and a formidable king that led to the destruction of the Aztec empire, from the award-winning historian and author of River of Darkness“Fascinating . . . [an] almost unbelievable story of missionary zeal, greed, cruelty, and courage.”—The Wall Street Journal“A sweeping and majestic history of a clash of ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Last Days of the Incas

    by Kim MacQuarrie ...
    The epic story of the fall of the Inca Empire to Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in the aftermath of a bloody civil war, and the recent discovery of the lost guerrilla capital of the Incas, Vilcabamba, by three American explorers.In 1532, the fifty-four-year-old Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the shores of Peru. Unbeknownst to ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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  • Argentine Fight for the Falklands

    by Martin Middlebrook ...
    An account by the only British historian to have been granted open access to the Argentines who planned and fought the Falklands War.Avoiding involvement in the issue of sovereignty and concentrating entirely upon the military story, this history is a unique and balanced look at the 1982 war for the islands that the UK called the Falklands and Argentina called the Malvinas, a ten-week conflict ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Conquest of the Aztec Empire

    A Chronicle of the Collision of Two Worlds (long non-ilustrated version)

    by Alejandro Toulet ...
    Trying to understand the conquest of the Aztec Empire entails penetrating one of the most fabulous and sad episodes of the history of mankind. It is well known that the Spaniards, led by Hernan Cortes, conquered the Aztecs; the most powerful civilization of Mesoamerica. However, there are many questions regarding the actual events. For instance: how did Hernan Cortes communicate with the Aztecs? ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Manila-Acapulco Galleons : the Treasure Ships of the Pacific

    With an Annotated List of the Transpacific Galleons 1565-1815

    by Shirley Fish ...
    During the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, the transpacific treasure galleons sailed annually from Manila to Acapulco. In Manila, the vessel was loaded with the scented spices of the East, luxurious silks from China, exquisite hand crafted lacquerware from Japan and a multitude of Oriental goods that the Spaniards of New Spain longed to own. The returning galleon from Acapulco to Manila, ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Chaco War 1932–35

    South America’s greatest modern conflict

    by Alejandro de Quesada ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The Chaco War was massive territorial war between Bolivia and Paraguay, which cost almost a 100,000 lives.An old fashioned territorial dispute, the contested area was the Gran Chaco Boreal, a 100,000-square mile region of swamp, jungle and pampas with isolated fortified towns. The wilderness terrain made operations difficult and costly as the war see-sawed between the two sides.Bolivian troops, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid - A Tactical Analysis: Attacking

    by Athanasios Terzis ...
    Series Book 1 - Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid - A Tactical Analysis Book Set
    Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid:A Tactical Analysis - AttackingA Chance for You to Learn Mourinho's 4-2-3-1System of Play, Tactics, Each Player's Responsibilities,Positioning & Movement With Every Possible Phase of Play The long awaited study of Jose Mourinho's tactics is finally here with an extensive analysis of his Real Madrid team's 4-2-3-1 formation.You can now see a full analysis of Real Madrid ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Conquistador Voices (vol I)

    The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants

    by Kevin H Siepel ...
    "Exceptionally well written...very highly recommended."-Midwest Book ReviewConquistador Voices will give you a modern, documentary-style look at the Spanish conquest of the Americas, from Columbus through Hernando de Soto.You will be taken from windswept Andes peaks to the sweltering coasts of southern Mexico, from lush Caribbean islands to bleak Texas deserts and mosquito-ridden Florida swamps ... Read more

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  • Sailors, Scientists, Spies

    by Ken Smith ...
    Sailors, Scientists, Spies describes the lives of two eighteenth century Spanish naval officers. These young men, Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa, first met in 1735 when they were chosen by King Philip V to represent Spanish interests on a French scientific expedition to South America.At that time, navigation at sea could best be described as an inaccurate science, largely because of the ... Read more

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  • The White Fleet

    by J. P. Andrieux ...
    The Portuguese White Fleet, whose name derived from its vessels’ white hulls, is an important part of Newfoundland and Labrador history. Gaspar Corte-Real’s followers had been fishing off the Grand Banks for more than 400 years, but it was not until the 1900s that Portuguese fishermen began persecuting the North American cod fishery in force. When these ships made calls to St. John’s, the sailors ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD