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  • The Battle of the Bulge 1944

    Hitler's Last Hope

    by Robin Cross ...
    Series series Military Classics
    In December 1944, the German Army launched an attack through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium that aimed to seize the port of Antwerp and cut the Allied supply lines, hoping to force the Western Allies either to delay their advance on Berlin, or even agree a peace settlement. The Battle of the Bulge is a comprehensive history of Hitler’s last offensive in the West, the failure of which undoubtedly ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Operation Dragoon

    by Robin Cross ...
    Forgotten Victory is the story of “Operation Dragoon,” the Allied invasion of the South of France on August 15, 1944. It was, in effect, the second D-Day, launched two months after “Overlord,” the Allied invasion of Normandy. As such, it has often been overshadowed by its predecessor, but it significance cannot be underestimated. Forgotten Victory provides for the first time a complete overview of ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Warrior Women

    3000 Years of Courage and Heroism

    by Robin Cross, Rosalind Miles ...
    From earliest times, women gained access to leadership in times of conflict and proved themselves equal to the challenge of commanding during war. Women leaders abounded in the ancient world from Ireland to Israel, sometimes through the accident of birth, but often rising to power through naked opportunism and raw courage in the ranks - and it is no accident that women war leaders, like men, are ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • 50 Events You Really Need to Know: History of War

    by Robin Cross ...
    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    Human history - from the empires of the ancient world to the superpowers of the 21st century - has been inextricably shaped by conflict and the weapons that have been used to wage it. The technologies that have produced advanced civilizations have also been harnessed to the grim business of warfare. This short history, stretching from the chariot to the Stuxnet virus which disabled Iran's nuclear ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Hitler

    by Robin Cross ...
    As Chancellor of Germany between 1933 and 1945, Adolf Hitler exercised unrestricted power over his country's social, political and economic life. Hitler's belligerent re-armament programme, his imposition of anti-Semitic legislation and his territorially aggressive policies led to genocide and worldwide conflict on an unprecedented scale. Although the subject of numerous biographies and fictional ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Man of the World

    The Travels of Winston Churchill

    by Robin Cross ...
    Winston Churchill was truly a man of the world. In his long career as a soldier and statesman, and latterly as a global celebrity and artist, he visited and wrote about the length and breadth of the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Cuba, the Indian subcontinent, North, South and East Africa and the Soviet Union. From colonial wars to Cold War, Churchill was witness to the ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Hell Hath No Fury

    True Stories of Women at War from Antiquity to Iraq

    by Rosalind Miles, Robin Cross ...
    An engaging collection that uncovers injustices in history and overturns misconceptions about the role of women in warWhen you think of war, you think of men, right? Not so fast. In Hell Hath No Fury, Rosalind Miles and Robin Cross prove that although many of their stories have been erased or forgotten, women have played an integral role in wars throughout history.In witty and compelling ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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    Kid Musicians

    True Tales of Childhood from Entertainers, Songwriters, and Stars

    by Robin Stevenson ...
    Narrated by Pete Cross ...
    Series Audiobook 10 - Kid Legends

    Unabridged

    2 hours 51 min

    Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of musicians, including Taylor Swift, Louis Armstrong, Harry Styles, Mariah Carey, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul McCartney, and 10 other influential performers.Every great musician started out as a kid—and many discovered their love of music early on. Whether they became world-famous pop stars, groundbreaking jazz ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Kid Activists

    True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

    by Robin Stevenson ...
    Narrated by Pete Cross ...
    Series Audiobook 6 - Kid Legends

    Unabridged

    2 hours 45 min

    Every activist started out as a kid—and in some cases, they were kids when their activism began! But even the world’s greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems—often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., loved fashion and argued with his dad about whether or not dancing was a sin. Harvey Milk had a passion for listening to opera ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Kid Olympians: Summer

    True Tales of Childhood from Champions and Game Changers

    by Robin Stevenson ...
    Narrated by Pete Cross ...
    Series Audiobook 9 - Kid Legends

    Unabridged

    3 hours 15 min

    Athletes throughout history have dreamed of competing in the Olympics—and some were kids themselves when those dreams and plans began! In Kid Olympians: Summer, discover the childhood stories of legends such as -Usain Bolt, who used to skip practices to go to the arcade and play video games. -Serena Williams, who sometimes hit her tennis ball over the fence on purpose! -Tatyana McFadden, who had ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald

    by F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
    Narrated by Devon Sorvari, J. D. Jackson, Jim Seybert, Johnny Heller, Lauren Ezzo, Pete Cross, Robin Eller, Romy Nordlinger, Tim Campbell, John Pruden ...

    Unabridged

    28 hours 10 min

    Experience the height of the Jazz Age through the eyes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most notable authors in American literature. This collection includes: This Side of Paradise The Beautiful and the Damned The Great Gatsby ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

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  • Meeting the Enemy

    The Human Face of the Great War

    by Richard van Emden ...
    A British soldier walked over to the German front line to deliver newspapers; British women married to Germans became 'enemy aliens' in their own country; a high-ranking British POW discussed his own troops' heroism with the Kaiser on the battlefield. Just three amazing stories of contact between the opposing sides in the Great War that eminent historian Richard van Emden has unearthed – incidents ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD