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  • A Fearful Freedom

    by Robert Hammond ...
    A British Army soldier shares his harrowing journey to reunite with his regiment after getting wounded and separated in the Malayan jungles during WWII.In A Fearful Freedom, author Robert Hammond tells the story of Private E. J. Wright of the 6th Norfolks and his survival behind the lines of Japanese occupied territory during World War II, including his work on the Burma Railway. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Philosophy of Alfarabi

    by Robert Hammond ...
    Explore the profound wisdom of Alfarabi, a pivotal figure in medieval philosophy, and his enduring impact on intellectual thought with Robert Hammond's comprehensive work.Delve into Alfarabi's intricate system of philosophy, encompassing logic, metaphysics, political theory, and ethics, all meticulously presented for clarity and depth. This book situates Alfarabi within the broader context of ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Caesar's Gallic Campaigns

    by Sidney G. Brady ...
    Caesar was a surpassing military genius. Among students and professionals of the martial art prime interest in the great Roman's career centers, upon his campaigns, leading with his immemorial conquest of Gaul. Of this, in his Commentaries, "admirable for their directness and luminous simplicity of statement," he was his own inimitable historian. The stirring record of his nine years' struggle ... Read more

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  • The Philosophy of Alfarabi

    by Robert Hammond ...
    The Philosophy of Alfarabiby Robert HammondAlfarabi is a Neo-Platonist inasmuch as his mystic tendencies are numerous in his Metaphysics, Psychology and Political thought. As a Neo-Platonist, he follows the groundwork of the Neo-Platonic doctrine made of religious Mysticism and Emanatist Monism. Thus, Alfarabi's philosophy is entirely theocentric in the sense that it holds God as the center of the ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

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  • The Military Institutions of the Romans

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  • The Gallic War (Mobi Classics)

    by Julius Caesar,W. A. McDevitte (Translator),W. S Bohn (Translator) ...
    Translation based on W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 1869 The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns waged by the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar against several Gallic tribes, lasting from 58 BC to 51 BC. The Romans would also raid Britannia and Germania, but these expeditions never developed into full-scale invasions. The Gallic Wars culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, ... Read more

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  • 1000 Days on the River Kwai

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  • Dunkirk

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