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The Coming Storm

Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History

by Odd Arne Westad ...

An Economist best book of the yearA Foreign Affairs best book of the yearA Foreign Policy most anticipated book of the yearFrom a renowned Yale historian comes a chilling look at the looming threat of the next Great Power war and the urgent interventions necessary to avoid it in the twenty-first century.The vast majority of people al... ... Read more

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An Economist best book of the yearA Foreign Affairs best book of the yearA Foreign Policy most anticipated book of the yearFrom a renowned Yale historian comes a chilling look at the looming threat of the next Great Power war and the urgent interventions necessary to avoid it in the twenty-first century.The vast majority of people al...
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Conquests and Cultures

An International History

by Thomas Sowell ...

Focusing on four major cultural areas, this meticulously researched book reveals patterns of human behavior that help explain the role of cultural evolution in economic, social, and political development.**"Sowell writes with grace and clarity." —**Washington PostConquests and Cultures is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world ... Read more

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Focusing on four major cultural areas, this meticulously researched book reveals patterns of human behavior that help explain the role of cultural evolution in economic, social, and political development.**"Sowell writes with grace and clarity." —**Washington PostConquests and Cultures is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world
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Rubicon

The Last Years of the Roman Republic

by Tom Holland ...

**A vivid historical account of the social world of Julius Caesar’s Rome as it moved from republic to empire, from the acclaimed author of Dynasty and co-host of the hit podcast The Rest Is History“A fascinating picture of Roman city life . . . In every aspect of this story, Holland expertly makes the Romans, so alien and yet so familiar, relevant to us.”—Los Angeles Times“Stunning . . . Holland ... Read more

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**A vivid historical account of the social world of Julius Caesar’s Rome as it moved from republic to empire, from the acclaimed author of Dynasty and co-host of the hit podcast The Rest Is History“A fascinating picture of Roman city life . . . In every aspect of this story, Holland expertly makes the Romans, so alien and yet so familiar, relevant to us.”—Los Angeles Times“Stunning . . . Holland
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The Gates of Europe

A History of Ukraine

by Serhii Plokhy ...

A New York Times BestsellerThe definitive history of Ukraine from antiquity to today.**“An admirable new history.... In his elegant and careful exposition of Ukraine’s past, Mr. Plokhy has also provided some signposts to the future.” ―**EconomistAs Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independen... ... Read more

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A New York Times BestsellerThe definitive history of Ukraine from antiquity to today.**“An admirable new history.... In his elegant and careful exposition of Ukraine’s past, Mr. Plokhy has also provided some signposts to the future.” ―**EconomistAs Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independen...
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Sword and Scimitar

Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West

by Raymond Ibrahim ...

A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities."With passion, Raymond Ibrahim offers an edgy and eye-opening introduction to a millennium of warfare between the Muslim and Christian worlds before the modern age." —Thomas Madden, award-winning author of Istanbul**,** Venice**, and** Concise History of the Cr... ... Read more

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A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities."With passion, Raymond Ibrahim offers an edgy and eye-opening introduction to a millennium of warfare between the Muslim and Christian worlds before the modern age." —Thomas Madden, award-winning author of Istanbul**,** Venice**, and** Concise History of the Cr...
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Hubris

The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century

by Alistair Horne ...

An "eminently provocative and readable" history examining six critical battles of the early twentieth century ( The Wall Street Journal).Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors ... Read more

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An "eminently provocative and readable" history examining six critical battles of the early twentieth century ( The Wall Street Journal).Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors
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The Last Duel

A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat

by Eric Jager ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando SentinelThe basis for the major motion picture starring Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver, now streaming on Hulu!The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crimeIn ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando SentinelThe basis for the major motion picture starring Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver, now streaming on Hulu!The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crimeIn
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Rome and Persia

The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry

by Adrian Goldsworthy ...

**The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ... Read more

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**The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires
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A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders

Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps

by Jonn Elledge ...

The #1 International Bestseller | National BestsellerPreorder A Brief History of Cities in 32 Inventions now!Every border tells a surprising story in this “novel and fascinating” (Bill Bryson) history that will change the way you understand the world“By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once.”—Gideon Defoe, The Atlas of Extinct CountriesA s... ... Read more

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The #1 International Bestseller | National BestsellerPreorder A Brief History of Cities in 32 Inventions now!Every border tells a surprising story in this “novel and fascinating” (Bill Bryson) history that will change the way you understand the world“By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once.”—Gideon Defoe, The Atlas of Extinct CountriesA s...
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The Storm Before the Storm

The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

by Mike Duncan ...

From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes the fascinating history of the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.**"Remarkably engaging." —**Washington PostThe Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city ... Read more

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From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes the fascinating history of the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.**"Remarkably engaging." —**Washington PostThe Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city
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In the War Room

The Inside Story of Israel's Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis

by Yonah Jeremy Bob, Elliot Kaufman ...

The inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel’s longest war.In the War Room is the inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel’s longest war—a multifront battle that eventually led Israeli and then US jets to the heart of Iran. This book also explains the current debates in Israeli society and the clashes or cooperation with US presidents ... Read more

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The inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel’s longest war.In the War Room is the inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel’s longest war—a multifront battle that eventually led Israeli and then US jets to the heart of Iran. This book also explains the current debates in Israeli society and the clashes or cooperation with US presidents
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The Suicide Raid: Lieutenant Corran Purdon (Tales from the Special Forces Shorts, Book 4)

by Sean Rayment ...

Series Book 4 - Tales from the Special Forces Shorts
This is Corran Purdon’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen’s club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member.Corran Purdon was a gung-ho officer in the Ulster Rifles who thirsted for action. He would volunteer for a ... Read more

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This is Corran Purdon’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen’s club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member.Corran Purdon was a gung-ho officer in the Ulster Rifles who thirsted for action. He would volunteer for a
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The Moonlight Squadron

Squadron Leader Leonard Ratcliff

by Sean Rayment ...

Series Book 3 - Tales from the Special Forces Shorts
This is Leonard Ratcliff’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen’s club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member.Leonard commanded a squadron tasked with flying Special Forces agents into Nazi-occupied Europe. His ... Read more

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This is Leonard Ratcliff’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen’s club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member.Leonard commanded a squadron tasked with flying Special Forces agents into Nazi-occupied Europe. His
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Military History

The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare

by DK ...

Series series DK Definitive Visual Histories
The world's weaponry is showcased inside this spectacular visual guide.From the spears and swords of ancient times to the guns and grenades of modern warfare, 5,000 years of weaponry are explored and explained in unprecedented detail.Military History profiles key arms and armaments and conveys technologies and tactics across hundreds of pages of dramatic photography and accessible text. Find out ... Read more

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The world's weaponry is showcased inside this spectacular visual guide.From the spears and swords of ancient times to the guns and grenades of modern warfare, 5,000 years of weaponry are explored and explained in unprecedented detail.Military History profiles key arms and armaments and conveys technologies and tactics across hundreds of pages of dramatic photography and accessible text. Find out
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First Light

The Phenomenal Fighter Pilot Bestseller

by Geoffrey Wellum ...

Series series The Centenary Collection
'An extraordinarily gripping and powerful story' Evening Standard'An intimate account . . . rich in detail' James Holland________Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War, eighteen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF . . .Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 S... ... Read more

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'An extraordinarily gripping and powerful story' Evening Standard'An intimate account . . . rich in detail' James Holland________Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War, eighteen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF . . .Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 S...
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SAS and Elite Forces Guide: Unarmed Combat

Hand-to-Hand Fighting Skills from the World's Most Elite Military Units

by Martin J Dougherty ...

Series series Survival Handbook
With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates to the reader how special forces soldiers are taught to excel in hand-to-hand fighting: how they maximise bodyweight, and the use of various strikes, throws, locks and constrictions to defeat opponents. It explains how different martial arts have been combined by military units to create hand-to-hand combat systems for defence ... Read more

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With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates to the reader how special forces soldiers are taught to excel in hand-to-hand fighting: how they maximise bodyweight, and the use of various strikes, throws, locks and constrictions to defeat opponents. It explains how different martial arts have been combined by military units to create hand-to-hand combat systems for defence
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Sparta

The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower

by Andrew Bayliss ...

A major new history of ancient Greece’s most iconic city-state.For thousands of years, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta has been famed as the ultimate warrior society. The flowing crimson capes and bronze shields of Spartan warriors remain the enduring image of masculine bravery, austerity, and toughness; King Leonidas’s 300 soldiers at Thermopylae the quintessential example of courageous ... Read more

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A major new history of ancient Greece’s most iconic city-state.For thousands of years, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta has been famed as the ultimate warrior society. The flowing crimson capes and bronze shields of Spartan warriors remain the enduring image of masculine bravery, austerity, and toughness; King Leonidas’s 300 soldiers at Thermopylae the quintessential example of courageous
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Betrayal in Berlin

The True Story of the Cold War's Most Audacious Espionage Operation

by Steve Vogel ...

"A riveting and vivid account. ... A remarkable story. ... It reads like a Hollywood screenplay." —Foreign AffairsThe astonishing true story of the Berlin Tunnel, one of the West’s greatest espionage operations of the Cold War—and the dangerous Soviet mole who betrayed it.Its code name was “Operation Gold,” a wildly audacious CIA plan to construct a clandestine tunnel into East Berlin to tap into ... Read more

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"A riveting and vivid account. ... A remarkable story. ... It reads like a Hollywood screenplay." —Foreign AffairsThe astonishing true story of the Berlin Tunnel, one of the West’s greatest espionage operations of the Cold War—and the dangerous Soviet mole who betrayed it.Its code name was “Operation Gold,” a wildly audacious CIA plan to construct a clandestine tunnel into East Berlin to tap into
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Sea Harrier Over The Falklands

by Commander Sharkey Ward ...

Series series W&N Military
The controversial first-hand account of what really happened in the south Atlantic skiesSharkey Ward commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Invincible, was senior Sea Harrier adviser to the Command, flew over sixty missions and was awarded DSC. Yet had he followed all his instructions to the letter, Britain might well have lost the Falklands War.His dramatic first-hand story of the air war in the ... Read more

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The controversial first-hand account of what really happened in the south Atlantic skiesSharkey Ward commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Invincible, was senior Sea Harrier adviser to the Command, flew over sixty missions and was awarded DSC. Yet had he followed all his instructions to the letter, Britain might well have lost the Falklands War.His dramatic first-hand story of the air war in the
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The White Ship

Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

by Charles Spencer ...

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON ’A brilliant read … Game of Thrones but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZPICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE GUARDIAN, THE DAILY MAIL AND THE DAILY EXPRESS.The sinking of the White Ship in 1120 is one of the greatest disasters England has ever... ... Read more

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THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON ’A brilliant read … Game of Thrones but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZPICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE GUARDIAN, THE DAILY MAIL AND THE DAILY EXPRESS.The sinking of the White Ship in 1120 is one of the greatest disasters England has ever...
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Combat Swimmer

Memoirs of a Navy SEAL

by Robert A. Gormly ...

For the first time in trade paperback-a classic memoir of Navy SEALs in action.In gripping prose, Captain Robert A. Gormly tells about his days as a leader in the Navy SEALs- taking readers into the night, into the water, and into battle on some of the most hair-raising missions ever assigned.Trained to a fine fighting edge just in time for Vietnam, Gormly served two tours of duty and engaged in ... Read more

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For the first time in trade paperback-a classic memoir of Navy SEALs in action.In gripping prose, Captain Robert A. Gormly tells about his days as a leader in the Navy SEALs- taking readers into the night, into the water, and into battle on some of the most hair-raising missions ever assigned.Trained to a fine fighting edge just in time for Vietnam, Gormly served two tours of duty and engaged in
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The Last Division

Berlin, the Wall, and the Cold War

by Ann Tusa ...

“A brilliant paper chase—an excellent book.”—Library JournalJFK, Khrushchev, Reagan, and a city divided.Berlin has played a major role in world politics since the Nazi era and continues to be in the spotlight today as the once-again-great capital of Germany. Ann Tusa presents an engaging chronicle of the Cold War partitions of this historic city, from the political strife and administrative ... Read more

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“A brilliant paper chase—an excellent book.”—Library JournalJFK, Khrushchev, Reagan, and a city divided.Berlin has played a major role in world politics since the Nazi era and continues to be in the spotlight today as the once-again-great capital of Germany. Ann Tusa presents an engaging chronicle of the Cold War partitions of this historic city, from the political strife and administrative
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50 Battles That Changed the World

by William Weir ...

An informative look at the military conflicts that most altered the course of history and civilization, from ancient times to the modern world.Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Changed the World looks at the clashes the author believes have had the most profound impact on world history. Ranked in order of their relevance to the modern world, these struggles range from the ancient ... Read more

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An informative look at the military conflicts that most altered the course of history and civilization, from ancient times to the modern world.Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Changed the World looks at the clashes the author believes have had the most profound impact on world history. Ranked in order of their relevance to the modern world, these struggles range from the ancient
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Outnumbered

Incredible Stories of History's Most Surprising Battlefield Upsets

by Cormac O'Brien ...

Fourteen dramatic stories of troops outnumbered but not outmatched—from Hannibal's Carthaginians to the English at Agincourt to the Red Army in WWII.Even a commander as fearless, self-assured, and battle-hardened as Alexander the Great, leading 40,000 Macedonian troops, must have quailed at the sight that met him as he neared the village of Issus, Asia Minor, in 333 BCE: an unexpectedly and ... Read more

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Fourteen dramatic stories of troops outnumbered but not outmatched—from Hannibal's Carthaginians to the English at Agincourt to the Red Army in WWII.Even a commander as fearless, self-assured, and battle-hardened as Alexander the Great, leading 40,000 Macedonian troops, must have quailed at the sight that met him as he neared the village of Issus, Asia Minor, in 333 BCE: an unexpectedly and
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